{"product_id":"rodham-curtis-sittenfeld","title":"Rodham (Curtis Sittenfeld)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBY THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eROMANTIC COMEDY, AMERICAN WIFE and PREP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eThis addictive novel is the \u003ci\u003eSLIDING DOORS\u003c\/i\u003e of American politics. Gripping' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStartlingly good. One of my favourite writers' \u003c\/b\u003eKATE ATKINSON\u003cbr\u003e----------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Awfully opinionated for a girl' is what they call Hillary as she grows up in her Chicago suburb.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmart, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow might things have turned out for them, for America, for the world itself, if Hillary Rodham had really turned down Bill Clinton?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e_____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A lot of fun. A wonderful sad dream of what might have happened' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eIt ends up being a love letter to a type: the female intellectual, who is given none of the licence of her less talented male peers. At the end, I found myself saying Oh My God' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn explosive new book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurtis Sittenfeld \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003eTimes bestselling \u003ci\u003eRodham. \u003c\/i\u003eOther novels include \u003ci\u003eAmerican Wife \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePrep, \u003c\/i\u003eboth bestsellers and longlisted for the Orange Prize, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMan of My Dreams, Sisterland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEligible, \u003c\/i\u003eand the acclaimed short story collections \u003ci\u003eYou Think It, I'll Say It\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHelp Yourself. \u003c\/i\u003eHer stories have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, Esquire, Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e Sittenfeld was also the guest editor for the 2020 Best American Short Stories anthology. She lives with her family in the American Midwest. Follow her on Twitter @CSittenfeld\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 432 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65881480986973,"sku":"K088071133","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8807113300001A.jpg?v=1789030810","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/rodham-curtis-sittenfeld","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}