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Rodham
- Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
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WHAT IF HILLARY RODHAM HAD TURNED DOWN BILL CLINTON'S PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE?
‘Awfully opinionated for a girl’ is what they call Hillary as she grows up in her Chicago suburb.
Smart, diligent, and a bit plain, that’s the general consensus. Then Hillary goes to college, and her star rises. At Yale Law School, she continues to be a leader— and catches the eye of driven, handsome and charismatic Bill. But when he asks her to marry him, Hillary gives him a firm No.
The rest, as they say, isn’t history. How might things have turned out for them, for America, for the world itself, if Hillary Rodham had really turned down Bill Clinton?
With her sharp but always compassionate eye, Sittenfeld explores the loneliness, moral ambivalence and iron determination that characterise the quest for high office, as well as the painful compromises demanded of female ambition in a world ruled by men.
Uncannily astute and witty in the telling, RODHAM is a brilliant reimagining – an unmissable literary landmark and truly a novel of our times.
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‘Startlingly good. One of my favourite writers.’ Kate Atkinson
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-06-20
Felt authentic and written with love
Brilliantly narrated. As for the writing, I felt I really got to know and like and care for Hillary. Made me think about equality and privilege.
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- papapownall
- 18-06-20
Fanciful re-imagining is "Hillarious" fun
This book re-tells the life story of Hillary Rodham based on fact up a "Sliding Doors" moment in 1975 when, instead of marrying Bill Clinton she decides to make her own way in politics. The story is written in the first person and we hear of Hillary's early life where is a confident and self opinionated nine year old from Chicago.
At Yale where she is the brightest year in her year she meets Bill Clinton for the first time and is lured by his water melons. Although Bill is not her first lover she falls for him despite his philandering even in these early years. "Male urges have made a fool of me" says Bill as he is caught by Hillary with yet another woman.
The majority of men run for power because they want to, the majority of women run because someone suggests they should. In the re-imagined story, Hillary takes several years to reach her potential driven by a wish to talk truth to power.
In the somewhat fanciful re-telling of the Hillary story, she runs against Bill Clinton for the Democrat nomination and, as you would expect by now, wins following an endorsement from, of all people Donald Trump. We are entering the world of complete fantasy as Hillary Rodham (she never marries) becomes the first woman President of the United States beating Jed Bush. Some of the imagined "facts" are hilarious, eg Hillary's 23 minute acceptance speech and a strange episode where she asks one of her advisers to shave her legs in the back of a car.
It is no surprise that a book of this type has been published in the year of the US Presidential elections. Apparently the author has penned a similar story based on First Lady Bush. Although strange, it is more entertaining that I expected.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-04-21
Enjoyable easy listen
Nice alternative history exploring what would happen if hilary never married bill. Easy listen and interesting bits of history in with the fiction.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-11-20
One of my favourite books this year
Ive been hooked to this book since starting. It will make you laugh out loud and also seethe, as you wish this reality were the real one. I loved the narration, with voices and accents adding a fabulous touch to the whole thing.
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- SRE
- 24-07-20
Pleasantly surprised.
Knew Sittenfeld could write a great tale but worried this "what if " stuff would fall flat. It didn't. The made up parts are entirely convincing. A real achievement.
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- Rebekah
- 12-08-20
Amazing book better than tv
I fell in love with this book. Finishing it has left a hole in my day.
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- J. Pritchard
- 07-10-20
Brilliant
I loved every minute of this book and the narrator was absolutely superb. I am really going to miss the escapism of the story and the mellifluous tones of the narrator.
I read it at the time that Donald Trump was lying to the American people about COVID-19 and of course it made me wish with all my heart that this book was an autobiography! The research, the depth of knowledge, the witticism and the inspiration of this book is wonderful. I feel quite bereft now I have finished it and truly hope the upcoming elections deliver a change in direction away from the Trump ugliness that the world is seeing in the USA
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-04-23
Fantastic, favourite book by Sittenfeld
Really intriguing storyline, couldn’t stop listening, managed to finish it really quickly. Couldn’t recommend enough!
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- Brighton Reader
- 27-09-20
Incredible!
I loved this soooo much, what a wonderful emotional journey. Curtis I hope you read this - you are my favourite author and your ability to take me to another world has gotten me through so many difficult times in life.
I cried so much at the end of the book!
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- Marion W.
- 19-06-23
A great book 📚
I really enjoyed the alternative reality of Hillary Rodham’s journey to the White House, and all the adventures on the way. I bet Bill and Hillary have also read this with interest and amusement. The delivery by Carrington McDuffy was very well suited to the personality of the protagonist. I listened to the entire book twice over and loved it. Five stars ⭐️
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