About the Author

Gil Troy, a native of Queens, New York, and professor of history at McGill University, is the author of Mr. and Mrs. President: From the Trumans to the Clintons (see page 35); Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s; and See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate. His commentaries on presidential politics have also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, among other prominent publications.

Reviews

"A valuable primer on a first lady who is both a cultural icon and a political force. Troy's portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton shows how her elasticity as a public figure saved her husband's presidency and ultimately led her to pursue power in her own right."--Eleanor Clift, contributing editor, Newsweek"A balanced and astute assessment of one of the most complex, polarizing, and compelling political figures of our time--a book that manages to be psychologically revealing without ever sensationalizing."--Margaret Talbot, author of Gender, Power, and Culture"The Hillary Clinton that emerges from Troy's book is not a caricature, but a real person, possessing virtues and flaws, living a life marked by both achievement and failure."--Alonzo L. Hamby, author of For the Survival of Democracy"A cogent, clear-eyed, and timely view of the most prominent and, arguably, controversial first lady in modern American history."--Barbara Kellerman, author of The Political Presidency

"One of the few balanced studies of Clinton. Worth keeping in mind as the campaigns heat up."--Library Journal"An engrossing look at the behind-the-scenes 'psychodrama' of the Clinton White House."--Booklist"The complex individual shines through Troy's eloquent rendering. Highly recommended."--Choice