Kati Marton is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books, including True Believer: Stalin's American Spy and Enemies of the People: My Family's Journey to America, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. An award-winning former NPR correspondent and ABC News Bureau Chief in Germany, she now lives in New York City.
'[Marton] has recruited a formidable cast of talking heads ...
and obtained a remarkable degree of access to the chancellor's
inner circle'
The Times
'One of the best and most readable text books we have about this
"indispensable European" ... a fascinating portrait of a powerful
woman'
Literary Review
'A masterpiece of discernment and insight'
New York Times
'A riveting story, adroitly told, full of engrossing anecdotes
and rich details'
Los Angeles Review of Books
'This is the best English-language biography of her rise from a tough and traditional family, through her career as a physical chemist in communist East Germany, to her current renown' Foreign Affairs
'It's instructive to spend time in Merkel's competent and humane
company ... [Marton] has doggedly retraced Merkel's trail, and the
story she brings is a good one'
New York Times
'Fascinating. For anyone who thinks they know a lot about Angela
Merkel; for anyone who knows nothing about Angela Merkel - pick up
this book and do not put it down until the very last page'
New York Journal of Books
'With her signature superpowers of rigorous research and
unparalleled empathy, Marton brings us deep into the private sphere
of Angela Merkel'
Eliza Griswold
'A compelling and memorable portrait ... Angela Merkel's life is
a testament to the power of commitment, diligence, and the
possibilities of politics ... Tells that story with insight and
grace'
JON MEACHAM
'An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private
leader, who, in her quiet and determined way, made Germany the
economic and moral leader of Europe'
WALTER ISAACSON
'It's a thrilling tale, skillfully told, and a reminder of the role
of fate and timing in leadership'
JONATHAN ALTER
'Definitive and brilliantly written, I discovered again in reading
it how astonishing Merkel's life and career have been - and how
eventful the period'
VOLKER SCHLOENDORFF
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