Both/And

A Life in Many Worlds

By: Huma Abedin

Narrated by: Huma Abedin

Length: 21 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

A New York Times best seller, this extraordinary memoir from Huma Abedin - Hillary Clinton’s famously private top aide and longtime advisor - offers “a gripping testament to the power of a woman finding her voice, owning her ambition, and sharing her truth” (Glennon Doyle).

Abedin’s stunning memoir garnered an extraordinary amount of media coverage, with appearances on CBS Sunday Morning, the Today show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The View, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Christiane Amanpour, and coverage in many other outlets, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NPR.

The daughter of Indian and Pakistani intellectuals and advocates, Abedin grew up in the United States and Saudi Arabia and traveled widely. Both/And grapples with family, legacy, identity, faith, marriage, motherhood - and work - with wisdom, sophistication, grace, and clarity.

Abedin launched full steam into a college internship in the office of the First Lady in 1996, never imagining that her work at the White House would blossom into a career in public service, nor that her career would become an all-consuming way of life. She thrived in rooms with diplomats and sovereigns, entrepreneurs and artists, philanthropists and activists, and witnessed many crucial moments in 21st-century American history - Camp David for urgent efforts at Middle East peace in the waning months of the Clinton administration, Ground Zero in the days after the September 11 attacks, the inauguration of the first African American president of the United States, and the convention floor when America nominated its first female presidential candidate.

Abedin’s relationship with Hillary Clinton has seen both women through extraordinary personal and professional highs, as well as unimaginable lows. Here, for the first time, is a deeply personal account of Clinton as mentor, confidante, and role model. Abedin cuts through caricature, rumor, and misinformation to reveal a crystal-clear portrait of Clinton as a brilliant and caring leader, a steadfast friend, generous, funny, hardworking, and dedicated.

Both/And is “the story of a person of substance - someone determined to tell her own story” (The New York Times) including the heartbreaking chronicle of her marriage to Anthony Weiner, what drew her to him, how much she wanted to believe in him, the devastation wrought by his betrayals - and their shared love for their son.

Abedin’s journey through the opportunities and obstacles, the trials and triumphs, of a full and complex life is a testament to her profound belief that in an increasingly either/or world, she can be both/and. Abedin’s compassion and courage, her resilience and grace, her work ethic and mission are an inspiration to women of all ages.

©2021 Huma Abedin. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Beautiful read

I loved it, couldn't stop listening. So heartfelt and real, Huma feels like a friend.

Both/And

Every woman should read this book! Huma’s lifestory is heroic! But reliving the 2016 election gave me ptsd.

Great story

This was a great American story ! Read wonderfully by the author . I loved hearing about Hillary through Huma ‘s eyes .

A Must Read

Excellent and compelling memoir written by a beautiful woman of great insight, honesty and integrity.

A must read!

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at an historical political campaign as well as Huma's personal journey through some of life's best and worst times.

pleasant surprise

Although I was a Hillary fan, I didn't know enough about the author to be a Huma fan. I am now. What a story. She kept me interested from the beginning to the end.

Loved it!

I love the book, story but it ended abruptly I felt. But I did enjoy her life and being filled on some history.

Worth the read

As a huge fan of memoir, this was extremely well written, and kept me engaged and interested the entire time, and was genuinely a beautiful story.

Beautiful Human side of politicians

Learned a lot about Hilary Clinton and see her not behind screens.
Feeling proud of Huma as a Muslim American who came from different cultures and stick to what she believes in.
Made me wonder how many ladies are out there in the world suffering from addicted husbands, who is not taking working on their traumas seriously and hurting their families.
It touched me so deeply.

Great memoir

I decided to get this even though I had just gotten the book as a Christmas present for myself a week earlier. I am glad I got the book (nicely autographed by the author!) but glad I decided to get the audio version as well for a change of pace. I was blown away. The story Ms Abedin tells is marked by such grace, intelligence and patriotism--something I was in desperate need of in these divided times. What is heartbreaking is the account of the multiple betrayals by her husband, Anthony Weiner, and Hillary Clinton's election loss to Donald Trump. But what is impressive is the resilience she (Abedin) repeatedly demonstrated and also the genuine patriotism that animated her career in public service. Ms Abedin is a thoroughly admirable person (though her choices were problematic) and I enjoyed learning about how her faith and strong family ties enabled her to stand tall. As a bonus--the author has a lovely voice and her narration of her story is perfect. Perfect. I am glad she shared her story and I really thank her for the sacrifices she made to try to get the best person elected in 2016 (Bernie Sanders fans may not like the description of their hero!).