Both/And: A Memoir

Both/And: A Memoir

by Huma Abedin
Both/And: A Memoir

Both/And: A Memoir

by Huma Abedin

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Overview

A New York Times bestseller, this extraordinary memoir from Huma Abedin—Hillary Clinton’s famously private top aide and longtime advisor—offers “a gripping testament to the power of a woman finding her voice, owning her ambition, and sharing her truth” (Glennon Doyle).

Abedin’s stunning memoir garnered an extraordinary amount of media coverage, with appearances on CBS Sunday Morning, the Today show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The View, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Christiane Amanpour, and coverage in many other outlets, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NPR.

The daughter of Indian and Pakistani intellectuals and advocates, Abedin grew up in the United States and Saudi Arabia and traveled widely. Both/And grapples with family, legacy, identity, faith, marriage, motherhood—and work—with wisdom, sophistication, grace, and clarity.

Abedin launched full steam into a college internship in the office of the First Lady in 1996, never imagining that her work at the White House would blossom into a career in public service, nor that her career would become an all-consuming way of life. She thrived in rooms with diplomats and sovereigns, entrepreneurs and artists, philanthropists and activists, and witnessed many crucial moments in 21st-century American history—Camp David for urgent efforts at Middle East peace in the waning months of the Clinton administration, Ground Zero in the days after the September 11 attacks, the inauguration of the first African American president of the United States, and the convention floor when America nominated its first female presidential candidate.

Abedin’s relationship with Hillary Clinton has seen both women through extraordinary personal and professional highs, as well as unimaginable lows. Here, for the first time, is a deeply personal account of Clinton as mentor, confidante, and role model. Abedin cuts through caricature, rumor, and misinformation to reveal a crystal-clear portrait of Clinton as a brilliant and caring leader, a steadfast friend, generous, funny, hardworking, and dedicated.

Both/And is “the story of a person of substance—someone determined to tell her own story” (The New York Times) including the heartbreaking chronicle of her marriage to Anthony Weiner, what drew her to him, how much she wanted to believe in him, the devastation wrought by his betrayals—and their shared love for their son.

Abedin’s journey through the opportunities and obstacles, the trials and triumphs, of a full and complex life is a testament to her profound belief that in an increasingly either/or world, she can be both/and. Abedin’s compassion and courage, her resilience and grace, her work ethic and mission are an inspiration to women of all ages.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781501194801
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 11/02/2021
Pages: 544
Sales rank: 180,064
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Huma Abedin has spent her entire career in public service and national politics, beginning as an intern in First Lady Hillary Clinton’s office in 1996. After four years in the White House, she worked in the US Senate as Senior Advisor to Senator Clinton and was traveling Chief of Staff for Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. In 2009, she was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at the US Department of State. Huma served as Vice Chair of Hillary for America in 2016, resulting in the first woman elected nominee of a major political party. She currently serves as Hillary Clinton’s Chief of Staff. Born in the United States and raised in Saudi Arabia, Huma moved back to the US in 1993. She lives in New York City with her son, Jordan. Both/And is her first book.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

Part 1

Denial 3

Citizen of the World 7

Gazelle 19

Dressing Games 31

Having Choices 37

A Point of Light 47

Revolution 57

Part 2

Calling White House Signal 73

Hillaryland 87

This Is Not Working 99

Nations and Tribes 113

Archives of Silence 123

Special Air Mission 28000 135

A New Protocol 145

The Art of the Impossible 157

When Will This End? 169

Iron My Shirt 181

Get You Next Time 197

Part 3

A Glass Jar 209

Boots and Kitten Heels 229

Moving Along the Seams 243

What Would People Say? 255

Every Wedding Is a Wonder … or a Miracle 269

Shame, Shame, Go Away 285

Elephant in the Room 309

The Best Year 319

Patriot or Spy 331

Getting Ugly 349

Running from Ghosts 363

Part 4

Here We Go Again 379

Declaration of Sentiments 391

Bracing 415

Is It America Yet? 433

Truth Hurts 459

Letting Go 469

Suffering Is Optional 485

Acknowledgments 497

Photo Credits 503

Index 505

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