Rodham By Curtis Sittenfeld

‘Rodham’ is the latest book by Curtis Sittenfeld.

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. How might things have turned out for them, for America, for the world itself, if Hillary Rodham had really turned down Bill Clinton?

Rodham is a fascinating story of what ifs. What if Hillary Rodham hadn’t accepted Bill Clinton’s marriage proposal and went onto focus on her own political career and put her own needs first.

Rodham is written from the narrative of Hillary and follows her on her journey from university to presidency and truly makes for interesting reading as Hillary dares challenges the dynamics of politics and how it’s not only for men. She’s outspoken with morals as she’s determined to make a better society for those in less fortunate settings.

The scenes where she first meets Bill are quite intoxicating and the author has portrayed him as a quite a gentleman they oozes sex appeal and charm, but even though he claims undying love for Hillary, he’s unfaithful and this is sad to read as Hillary has invested so much into the relationship, even putting her own career on whole for the sake of his.

To be honest, I was delighted when she called it a day with Bill, as he didn’t deserve her and Hillary is such more than someone’s wife. The story is thoroughly researched and gives a candid insight into the running of politics, the money involved as well as how women are treated in this male dominated industry and how they are threatened by confident women.

I really enjoyed this book, it’s clever, dark with witty dialogue and really does make for reflective reading. With a striking cover, ‘Rodham’ is a fascinating story that really did leave me wondering, where would Hillary be if she hadn’t married Bill?

You can buy ‘Rodham’ from Amazon and is available to buy from good bookshops.