TED: Monica Lewinsky: The Price of Shame
Monica Lewinsky advocates for a safer and more compassionate social media environment, drawing from her unique experiences at the epicenter of a media maelstrom in 1998.
In the summer of 1995 Monica Lewinsky, twenty-one years old and fresh from college, started work as an unpaid intern in the White House, a job that brought her into contact with the then President of the USA, Bill Clinton. What followed would come to dominate the world’s media, as a young girl’s crush on the world’s most powerful man led to the cruellest public humiliation for her – and ultimately to the President’s impeachment on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Bestselling biographer Andrew Morton – whose Diana: Her True Story broke to the world the truth behind the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales – exclusively interviewed Monica, her family and friends, to provide an in-depth and often terrifying picture of the abuses of power, and of a young woman subjected to trial by media, while herself prevented by law from defending herself.
In this novel, Bill Clinton offers the pages from his secret journal that cover his affair with Monica Lewinsky. His voice. His rationale. His addiction. Clinton, obsessed and beleaguered, tells the story as only he can. Private encounters in his Oval Office study. Lying to Hillary. Crying with Chelsea. Playing self righteous during marriage counseling. Angry when having his blood drawn. Remorseful when praying with clergy. It's all here-perhaps the most truthful account of the scandal ever presented, grounded in fact but brought to life as only speculative fiction can. Just in time for the 10th anniversary of the historic impeachment proceedings, THE CLINTON DIARIES is drawn from meticulous research of the vast resources available about the Clinton/Lewinsky fiasco.
