memoir
This is Jill Wine-Banks’ memoir of her life, focusing mainly
on her time as a Watergate prosecutor, the only female member of the team. The book's full title is The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President.
I’ve really appreciated Wine-Banks’ insight and input on
MSNBC and wanted to read this history of her life. I was afraid I’d be bored
during the Watergate details since this case has been re-hashed so many times
throughout my life. But I found her memories and experiences to be fascinating.
She reviews her entire Watergate experience from beginning to end, describing
all the people involved in the case, strategies, considerations, actions,
results, and even where most of the people ended up after the case. This book
also includes a good bit of her own personal life. She was very candid and it
rang genuine.
Jill was a trailblazing female attorney and I applaud her
professional efforts. I’m glad she shared her story and I enjoyed reading it.
I listened to the audiobook. The Prologue and the Epilogue
were read by Wine-Banks herself. The narrator, Cassandra Campbell, did well enough
but I had really hoped to hear the author read her own story since I know what
she really sounds like. Campbell did not have a huge vocal repertoire but she
was effective with this memoir. I’ll give her a B.
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