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BOTH/AND: A LIFE IN MANY WORLDS

Huma Abedin, Simon & Schuster, $35

If the name is familiar it’s probably in the context of Abedin’s darkest hour – her husband Anthony Weiner’s lewd pictures and the mishandling of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s laptop material. His bungling may have cost HRC the presidency. Ouch.

Let’s go back to the beginning. Abedin’s parents were South Asian. Her childhood ricocheted between Saudi Arabia and the US, with spells in Pakistan and the UK. Her dream life began with an internship at the White House. This either meant menial tasks in a windowless corridor or being grafted onto a biggie.

HRC picked Abedin as her right-hand woman and travelling chief of staff. They dive-bombed the world on perilous business. They met movers and shakers; gotta shake