Gennifer Flowers

by Gennifer Flowers

Book Overview

America's most famous "other woman" talks about her decade-long affair with the president and the furor over its revelation, her exposure to death threats, political duplicity, and betrayal, and her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964047934
• ISBN13: 9780964047938
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Emery Dalton Books
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

It's not for me to judge the veracity of this account of the events

That's for lawyers, judges and juries to do. But, judged by internal, emotional coherence, the events described in the book seem true. Gennifer comes across as a warm, down to earth and honest person. In fact, she reminds me of Bill Clinton himself and I suppose, emotionally, Bill Clinton's personality is close to Gennifer's, who is humorous, generous, discrete but not without a temper and the inevitable self-righteousness that goes along with a temper. It's difficult to judge the book's fidelity to Gennifer's true personality, without knowing Gennifer personally, because the book was written "with" Jacquelyn Dapper. It's not clear how much of the book comes from Gennifer's tape recorded conversations or other direct descriptions and how much comes from Jacquelyn. Since Gennifer signed off on the book, however, we must assume that she approved of the final product, and therefore we must also assume that the book presents an adequate and honest description of Gennifer's views. Gennifer is portrayed as a normal American woman whose life was "harmed," (she's too resilient for us to use a stronger word) by her relationship with a married man and by the fantasies that she wove around that relationship. We might wish to find great literature here, but that is not the intention of the book. It is written in simple language, and I believe it gives us a nice snap shot of the American character during the late 20th century. I'm sure it will long remain a classic in late twentieth century political literature when the names Karl Rove and Dick Morris are known only to specialists of the period. Get it and read it. I think you'll learn to love Gennifer with all her faults, just as most Americans love Bill and Hillary Clinton with all their faults. All three "happy hookers" and as perennial as the American bison (used to be.)

I'm a big fan of this book

Can anyone dare to be comical about PASSION AND BETRAYAL by Gennifer Flowers? This book from 1995 fueled scores, if not hundreds, thousands, or millions, of jokes which showed how ludicrous and infantile our feelings are when the basic situation of "millions of women everywhere" (dedication, six pages before page 1 starts "a chain of events that would forever alter the course of my life") is subjected to the nightly descent into entertainment values in an effort to show the American alter ego who we are, really. The book has no index, so people who did not want to miss important themes were bound to read every page or guess if the chapter called "Baring It All" was what they wanted. People who doubt that anything in this book actually happened might try paying more attentions to the Romans who had seen a statue by Bernini and proclaimed: Truth is only at Bernini's house. Books have been an individual art-form that generally say more than any patient could expect to cover in therapy sessions. In a culture which places more emphasis on money than on enduring relationships, it is not surprising to find Gennifer Flowers admitting, "I intended to relax and have fun. I had always been a free spirit who liked to have fun, but now I intended to really pursue it." (p. 57). So she was hired as a membership director at the Cipango Club in Dallas, and when "Finally someone yelled, `Gennifer, it's time for you to get up on that bar and dance.' I didn't hesitate for a second. I climbed right up, high heels and all, and danced through two complete songs. Everyone was applauding and egging me on, and I was in heaven." (p. 58). Moving from there to Branson, where "I would look out over the audience and see acres of white hair" (p. 59) and Roger Miller had to apologize for saying a word that happened to be in a joke he was telling. "You'd have thought he slapped their mothers!" (p. 60). Then "I needed Bill to work his magic and recharge me again--I needed a `Bill fix.' " (p. 60). Entertainment has become so much like an addiction that it is no wonder politics seems more closely related to the behavior of stars and fans than to maintaining a decent foundation for mutual trust in the future. Entertainers need to make a lot of money when they are young because trends go out of style, and privacy has never been big when a society becomes as dominated by its communications media as the modern global world. "The security guard would walk around the building and see Bill coming in through the side door, and the guard had a real loose tongue." (p. 63). Soon she was concerned with "the reports and rumors that had begun to surface about what happened to those who tried to cross or become a threat to that all-powerful Arkansas power structure that stood behind Bill Clinton." (p. 84). After Bill announced that he was running for president, "the possibility that my actions might have dangerous consequences for my mother scared me to death." (p. 93).

A Book That Should Be Republished

Intriguing,informative and positive-Reading this first autobiography by Gennifer Flowers was an amazing journey into the woman's life,thoughts and,so to speak,"inner world". Because it not only describes her most famous one-time lover,Bill Clinton's attractive but complicated personality from all angles as it is supposed to,but also reveals her insightful observations on every single thing that happened to her life,regardless of whether it was private or public,and her ability to express them to the fullest.I was struck as I read one page after another,especially by her excellent sense of humor which remains unwavering both in times of euphoria and in times of trouble and ordeal,even at the moment when her life itself seems to be in jeopardy because of the relationship with Clinton. Yes.Although completely betrayed by none other than her caring but cunning and powerful lover,she never flinches,and after going through so much pain caused by the man,she finally overcomes it with that remarkable attitude.It is at that moment that she "betrays" him in return,by leaving him behind inwardly and moves forward,free of any hatred or obssession.Thoroughly affirmative and positive-that may be the reason why I found it so refreshing when I finished reading. Therefore,I believe that this book is worth 100 times as much as the more famous similar book,Monica's Story,and that this one definitely needs to be republished at this particular moment-the end of the Clinton Presidency.

Very Believeable

Why I believe everything Gennifer says in her book. She has said many times on television interviews what she tells in her book. She never trips up when asked over and over about the twelve years she had the relationship with Clinton.She describes Clinton to the (T) just how he acts today. When she tells about the things he talked about with her alone, it sure sounds like him when we hear him talk to us the American people.Gennifer describes Clinton as she had been the wife, as a wife usually knows the husband better than anyone else. Hillary seems as though she does not even know her own husband.There are a lot of shocking chapters also in Gennifer's book on what kind of man Clinton really is.

What Gennifer Went Through - from Day 1 to today

Gennifer tells her story - not from a political angle but from the point of the view of the "other woman". Not only does Gennifer tell about Clinton's private behavior, but she also describes her thoughts and reactions as the story progresses. I was surprised that she told on herself as much as she did Clinton. After reading this book, I felt that she too mishandled many opportunities to clear her name. Several "juicy" private details revealed....