- Hardcover: 285 pages
- Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd; 1st.ed. edition (5 Mar 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1854794264
- ISBN-13: 978-1854794260
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 279,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Though it's a legal document, the Starr Report, which was published in late 1998, reads like a racy novel. It tells the story of how the most powerful man in the world, President Bill Clinton, and a 24-year-old intern, Monica Lewinsky, had the most scandalous--and most unsatisfying--sexual relationship in history. She is portrayed as a spoiled Beverley Hills brat who performed oral sex on the President while he talked to colleagues on the telephone. They stole kisses in the hallways of the White House, him keeping his eyes open in fear of being discovered. When Clinton ended their liaison, she turned into a stalker, harassing his staff and demanding the President help her procure employment.
Andrew Morton, author of Diana: Her True Story, spent several months interviewing Lewinsky after the scandal broke and the result is Monica's Story. In it he asserts that the picture the Starr Report paints of Lewinisky is totally incorrect. He believes she and the President had an emotional, mutually satisfying relationship, which, if circumstances had been different, would probably have remained secret. In Monica's Story he covers much of the same territory as the Starr Report, but adds details of conversations Lewinsky and Clinton had in an attempt to show the depth of the relationship. In several chapters with titles like Grunge, Granola and Andy and Terror in Room 1012, he paints a portrait of a "child-woman" who is sexually liberated but also intelligent, loving, and well mannered. "[She] could be anybody's sister, anybody's daughter."
Where the book is most interesting, however, is where Morton describes the political intrigue, lies and deception resulting from Kenneth Starr's investigation. Leading the evil band is Linda Tripp, who is described as a black-hearted, shameless manipulator who betrayed Lewinsky and caused the scandal for her own personal gain as she was planning to write a book about the President and his affairs. Lewinsky then became the target of media hatred--particularly by women writers who became obsessed with her weight and body shape. As Morton says: "For just as the O.J. Simpson trial exposed the racial fault line running through American society, so the Monica Lewinsky saga has spotlighted the underlying misogyny that still permeates American life, and particularly the media." Monica's Story is gripping stuff--porn, fantasy, farce, political commentary and tragedy all rolled into one. --Dale Kneen
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Authorized by Monica Lewinsky, this biography is based on exclusive interviews with Monica, her family and friends. The book is designed to reveal the real Monica Lewinsky behind the sordid headlines that have followed her and President Clinton during the late-1990s.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Very Human Story, A Wonderful Book,
By Imperial Topaz (Marrakesh, Morocco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Monica's Story (Hardcover)
I bought this book because I enjoyed Andrew Morton's book about Princess Diana. This book presents the human side, as opposed to the political side, of the story, form Monica's point of view. I think Andrew Morton was the perfect author to have taken on this book, and I would like to thank him for writing it. I can hardly wait for his next book.I was interested in knowing how Monica felt about the whole thing, and it was just what this book told me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Monica thinks this is love and that this is a 'love' affair.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Monica's Story (Mass Market Paperback)
Monica comes off as an immature and volatile person capable of throwing embarassing scenes. (Note the scenes with Betty Curry). And Clinton, after a while, appears to be trying to appease her and also seems to be trying to sound out the situation. She seems to be relentless in her approach toward him, and he seems to be trying to distance himself as best he could without setting her off. On the basis of some furtive sex (but not intercourse) she decides this is a relationship.The story seems to be honestly written from her viewpoint, but fails when it makes the assertion that Monica did the Walters interview for no money; not that I blame her, but didn't she get the rights to the European broadcasts and a percentage? The story has most of its value from the picture it draws of the intricate play of politics, circumstance and governmental power and abuse. However, one gets impatient, as I did, with her emotional ramblings and fantasies, even if I might have reacted the same way at that age.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, but...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Monica's Story (Hardcover)
Recently I heard a woman from America on the Niccki Cambell show who wrote a book about her life called The Company She Keeps. I have now read Monica's story and Georgia Durante's story. There is no comparison. There was nothing for the spirit to gain in Monica's story. Curiosity seekers may find it interesting, but if you want to be entertained and walk away with some valve added to your life... Monic'a story is not the book I would recomend.
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