Hillary Clinton.Photo: Cindy Ord/WireImage
Real life may actuallynotbe as strange as fiction after all — at least when it comes toHillary Clinton.
If that sounds familiar, it’s because the summary has some echoes with Clinton’s own life and career … along with some dramatic twists.
From the synopsis: “A series of terrorist attacks throws the global order into disarray, and the Secretary is tasked with assembling a team to unravel the deadly conspiracy, a scheme carefully designed to take advantage of an American government dangerously out of touch and out of power in the places where it counts the most.”
State of Terroris due to be published on Oct. 12.
While the book is fictional, it draws from Clinton’s history working for the White House. The former presidential contender became secretary of state underBarack Obama, whom she ran against in the 2008 presidential race.
Though they had political differences, Clinton has said she will “forever be grateful” for the president who came before her tenure at the State department,George W. Bush.
Clinton opened up about Bush in a 2020Hulu documentary, saying, “For all of my disagreements with President Bush, I will forever be grateful to him for guaranteeing we got the money we needed to rebuild New York.”
“When it was suggested my friend Hillary and I write a political thriller together, I could not say yes fast enough,” Penny said in a release announcing the book. “What an incredible experience, to get inside the State Department. Inside the White House. Inside the mind of the Secretary of State as high stake crises explode. Before we started, we talked about her time as Secretary of State. What was her worst nightmare?State of Terroris the answer.”
In the announcement, Clinton said writing the book was a “dream come true,” particularly because she did it alongside Penny.
“I’ve relished every one of her books and their characters as well as her friendship,” Clinton said. “Now we’re joining our experiences to explore the complex world of high stakes diplomacy and treachery. All is not as it first appears.”
source: people.com
