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Morton, the author of Diana: Her True Story spent several months interviewing
Lewinsky after the scandal broke; the result is Monica's Story, which asserts that
the picture the Starr Report paints of Lewinsky is totally incorrect. Morton
believes she and the president had an emotional, mutually satisfying relationship, which,
if circumstances had been different, would probably have remained secret. Although he
covers much of the same territory as the Starr Report, he adds details of
conversations Lewinsky and Clinton had in an attempt to show the depth of the
relationship. In 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," he insists, "anybody's daughter." The book is most interesting, however, in its descriptions of the
political intrigue, lies, and deception resulting from Kenneth Starr's investigation.
Leading the evil band is Linda Tripp, described as a black-hearted, shameless manipulator
who betrayed Lewinsky and spurred the scandal for her own personal gain (she was planning
to write a book about Clinton). He also examines the media's hatred for
Lewinsky--particularly that of women writers who became obsessed with her weight and body
shape. "Just as the O.J. Simpson trial exposed the racial fault line running through
American society," he argues, "so the Monica Lewinsky saga has spotlighted the
underlying misogyny that still permeates American life." Monica's Story is
gripping stuff--porn, fantasy, farce, political commentary, and tragedy all rolled into
one. --Dale Kneen, Amazon.co.uk
Book Description From The
Publisher
Imagine that you are twenty-four years old and have been confiding in one of your
closest friends about your on-again, off-again relationship with a married man twice your
age. Then imagine your name is Monica Lewinsky, the man's name is Bill Clinton, and your
friend's name is Linda Tripp--who has secretly tape-recorded your confidences and passed
the tapes along to Kenneth Starr. Suddenly you find yourself surrounded by government
agents who threaten you with twenty-seven years in jail if you do not tell them every
detail of your private life and cooperate fully in their investigation of the President.
In the summer of 1995, Monica Lewinsky, then twenty-one years old
and fresh out of college, went to work as an unpaid intern at the White House. What
happened next, as a vivacious young woman's "crush" on her boss led to her
public humiliation and the impeachment of the President of the United States, has been
documented in shocking detail.
But have we heard the true story? Betrayed by Linda Tripp, Monica
found herself a pawn in the power struggle between President Clinton and the Office of the
Independent Counsel. As she waited to face the grand jury investigating the President, the
media conducted its own trial of Monica, while her legal predicament prevented her from
telling the world what really happened.
Monica's Story at last sets the record straight. Drawing
on his exclusive conversations with Monica, her family, and her friends, bestselling
biographer Andrew Morton paints a complex and compelling portrait of a generous-hearted
but troubled young woman whose dreams of romance had unimaginable consequences.
Monica was compelled to answer the grand jury's questions, but it
was to Andrew Morton that she unfolded the whole story of her experiences before, during,
and after the White House scandal. The result is a candid, intimate biography of a young
woman whose life holds some surprising secrets--and whose public image is very different
from the private truths revealed in these pages.
From the Publisher
Monica Lewinsky has been at the center of the most sensational political storm of our
time...yet she has not said one word publicly about the scandal.
Now, in MONICA'S STORY, Andrew Morton can reveal the real
Monica Lewinsky behind the sordid headlines. Like Morton's bestselling DIANA: HER TRUE
STORY, the book will be based on long, tape-recorded interviews with the subject, her
family and friends.
MONICA'S STORY will be published the same week the she
finally breaks her silence in a special Barbara Walters interview, in late February.
According to the New York Times, the two have already met:
"She is well-spoken. She is intelligent," Ms. Walters told The New
York Times, "There's a lot not in the record--what this year has been like for
her, what it felt like when the president made his statements, her reaction, her views on
the various people involved, the jokes."
WE'VE HEARD FROM CLINTON, STARR, CONGRESS AND THE PUNDITS. NOW
IT'S TIME FOR MONICA'S STORY.
From the Author
"This book exists because the Monica I came to know has no relation to the image
projected by the Starr Report and the mass media. The Monica I discovered is a bright,
lively, and witty young woman who bears the scars of her continuing public shaming, but
remains undefeated. This moving human story compelled me to look again at the woman whose
name is known around the world but whose life is still a mystery." --Andrew Morton
About the Author
Andrew Morton, who lives in London with his wife and two daughters, is the author of
the worldwide bestseller Diana: Her True Story. He as won numerous awards,
including Author of the Year and a special prize for services to journalism.
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