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★亞馬遜暢銷冠軍。
｢在過去，我都必須在公開場合小心翼翼地做各種解釋，就像在沒有防護網的鋼索上行走，現在我把防衛之心卸下了。｣- 希拉蕊．柯林頓在本書的序論
歷經美國史上最受爭議也最讓人意外的總統大選之後，希拉蕊．柯林頓首次將她在大選期間的所思所感形諸文字。不再受選舉的束縛，希拉蕊將帶著你感受她成為第一個主要政黨所提名的女性總統候選人的經驗，這場選舉選標示的是憤恨、對女性的歧視，以及許許多多的高低起伏，比虛構小說還離奇的情節，俄羅斯的介入大選，還有一個打破所有規則的對手。這是她目前為止最個人的回憶錄。
書中描述了與川普競選的過程，她所犯下的錯，她如何處理令人意外且毀滅性的失敗，選後如何重拾力量。希拉蕊以她的幽默與坦誠，告訴讀著她如何重回現實，競選總統的經歷在她的生命中有什麼樣的啟發。身為大眾眼中的女強人，她面對了什麼樣的挑戰，以及對她的聲音、年齡與外貌所做的批評，還有政治界對女性的雙重標準。
她並且揭露一個外國對手如何以前所未有的方式突襲美國的民主，分析事證，串聯每一個事件，她所做的結論是，造成大選最後結果的勢力是多麼地危險，為什麼美國人民需要去理解這些勢力，以保護他們的價值觀以及未來的民主。
'In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down.' - Hillary Rodham Clinton, from the introduction of What Happened For the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history. Now free from the constraints of running, Hillary takes you inside the intense personal experience of becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major party in an election marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists, Russian interference and an opponent who broke all the rules. This is her most personal memoir yet. In these pages, she describes what it was like to run against Donald Trump, the mistakes she made, how she has coped with a shocking and devastating loss, and how she found the strength to pick herself back up afterwards. With humour and candour, she tells readers what it took to get back on her feet - the rituals, relationships and reading that got her through, and what the experience has taught her about life. She speaks about the challenges of being a strong woman in the public eye, the criticism over her voice, age and appearance, and the double standard confronting women in politics. She lays out how the 2016 election was marked by an unprecedented assault on democracy by a foreign adversary. By analysing the evidence and connecting the dots, Hillary shows just how dangerous the forces are that shaped the outcome, and why Americans need to understand them to protect their values and democracy in the future. The election of 2016 was unprecedented and historic. What Happened is the story of that campaign and its aftermath - both a deeply intimate account and a cautionary tale.