Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For
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 First edition | |
| Author | Susan E. Rice |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | October 8, 2019 |
| ISBN | 9781501189975 hard cover |
| Preceded by | Confronting Poverty: Weak States and U.S. National Security (2010)[1] |
Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For is a 2019 nonfiction book published by Simon & Schuster by Susan Rice,[2][3][4] who had served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations and as National Security Adviser under President Barack Obama.[5]
The review in The New York Times described Rice's "retelling of the foreign policy decisions of the Clinton and Obama administrations" as "clinical."[6] The Times described how Rice had become a "lightning rod of partisan hatred" as she suffered the fallout for the Benghazi affair. Rice writes that she is most comfortable in the "policy-focused, behind-the-scenes roles" but was thrust into the limelight as a major player in Benghazi.[6]
NPR called her memoir "candid" and said that she told her personal story with honesty.[5]
Publishers Weekly called the book a "stellar debut memoir" of Rice's "public service career".[7]