cover image Madam President: Is America Ready to Send Hillary Clinton to the White House?

Madam President: Is America Ready to Send Hillary Clinton to the White House?

Suzanne Goldenberg, . . Guardian, $15 (175pp) ISBN 978-0-85265-089-9

In this slim book, Guardian correspondent Goldenberg offers a critical but balanced look at the life and presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton. Goldenberg examines the historical challenges facing women running for public office in the United States, drawing upon the presidential candidacy of Carol Moseley Braun and the vice-presidential run of Geraldine Ferraro, as well as representations of women in power in film and television. The book's brief biography of Clinton is no match for more thorough accounts found in Carl Bernstein's A Woman in Charge and in Clinton's memoir, Living History . Goldenberg pre-sents Clinton's history largely to contextualize her cautious centrist candidacy and to argue that she must abandon her “timidity” to retain the public's trust. While this book offers little fresh information or insight, it is a straightforward introduction to Clinton and her campaign. (Apr.)