Do the writing styles of Hillary’s memoirs mirror her greatest political struggle?
The memoir has long formed an important part of politicians’ careers, no more so when they are positioning themselves for a run to the highest level of office. Carnegie Mellon University’s David S. Kaufer and the University of Maryland’s Shawn J. Parry-Giles have reviewed Hillary Clinton’s two political memoirs: Living History (2003), spanning Clinton’s childhood through her years as First Lady, and Hard Choices (2014), recounting her tenure as Secretary of State. They reveal that while there are contrasts in narrative style between the two memoirs, a common theme is Clinton’s guardedness –