There Is Nothing For You Here

Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century

De: Fiona Hill

Narrado por: Fiona Hill

""This book has a miraculous quality.... As a memoir this is hard to put down; if you are seeking a better American future you should pick it up.”—Timothy Snyder, New York Times best-selling author of On Tyranny

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A celebrated foreign policy expert and key impeachment witness reveals how declining opportunity has set America on the grim path of modern Russia—and draws on her personal journey out of poverty, as well as her unique perspectives as an historian and policy maker, to show how we can return hope to our forgotten places.

Fiona Hill grew up in a world of terminal decay. The last of the local mines had closed, businesses were shuttering, and despair was etched in the faces around her. Her father urged her to get out of their blighted corner of northern England: “There is nothing for you here, pet,” he said.

The coal-miner’s daughter managed to go further than he ever could have dreamed. She studied in Moscow and at Harvard, became an American citizen, and served three U.S. Presidents. But in the heartlands of both Russia and the United States, she saw troubling reflections of her hometown and similar populist impulses. By the time she offered her brave testimony in the first impeachment inquiry of President Trump, Hill knew that the desperation of forgotten people was driving American politics over the brink—and that we were running out of time to save ourselves from Russia’s fate. In this powerful, deeply personal account, she shares what she has learned, and shows why expanding opportunity is the only long-term hope for our democracy.

“Of every book written by anybody associated with the Trump administration, in any way, [this] is absolutely the one to read.”—Rachel Maddow

A New York Times Bestseller | A Washington Post Bestseller | A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year | A Financial Times Best Book of the Year

Insightfully written

As a British-American, I was grateful Ms. Hill paid careful attention to the ways her cultural and economic history shaped her approach to the world, especially as a woman. She is modest about her success, sometimes too much so (in the way that women often are), but also vulnerable and open about the obstacles she had to overcome to gain her experience and insight. I wish she had spent more time on her years in Russia and less time on the blob, but overall I really did enjoy her story.

Some of what I expected; some not.

Very insightful comparisons and analysis on the lost segments within the UK, US, and RU societies, highlighting distinctions upon which discriminatory practices have been based.

There is not as much of the NSC and impeachment concerns as I had hoped, but she still conveys a perspective worth hearing.

The last three hours or so consist almost entirely of her presenting solutions to her perspective of societal faults. This gets a bit tedious - almost preachy, but she knows what she is talking about has the credentials to back it up. It is just not what I was expecting.

Well done.

As expected, Dr. Hill has both written and presented a wonderful book. She is what the collective we should strive to be.

I loved Fionas voice, accent and all everything she said.

This book really helped me get a deeper understanding of how hard it is for kids in poor or low income households to get opportunities to live their potentials. The network of people and places a person needs to get in the door isn’t there for kids without opportunities to afford music lessons, dance and foreign language lessons, debate clubs, not having experienced travel and dining opportunities can cause not fitting in, sounds small but isn’t when going away to higher learning - Fiona explains how people get left behind. I would love to know how to help. Thank you for sharing your journey. You are extraordinary

Very relatable

very surprised at how relevant to US issues, though written by a British person with deep British roots