num_pages: 544
description: A New York Times bestseller this extraordinary memoir from Huma AbedinHillary Clintons famously private top aide and longtime advisoroffers a gripping testament to the power of a woman finding her voice owning her ambition and sharing her truth (Glennon Doyle).Abedins 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 motherhoodand workwith 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 historyCamp 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.Abedins 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 substancesomeone 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 betrayalsand their shared love for their son.Abedins 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. Abedins compassion and courage her resilience and grace her work ethic and mission are an inspiration to women of all ages.
language: English
title: Both/And: A Memoir
publisher: Scribner