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A memoir from Valerie Biden Owens, Joe Biden’s younger sister, trusted confidante and lifelong campaign manager. Valerie, one of the first female campaign managers in United States history, writes of the role of family, faith, and fate in shaping her life, and the power of empathy and kindness in the face of turmoil and division.
Growing Up Biden details Valerie’s decades-long professional career in politics, and the central role she played in her brother’s life as an insightful adviser, an ever-loyal advocate and best friend.
This memoir, full of candor and warmth, brings readers into the Biden home and shares stories from growing up in Delaware as the only daughter of the close-knit Irish Catholic family. Valerie writes in a compelling, relatable way about the challenges she faced breaking through gender barriers, the elusive nature of confidence, and navigating professional responsibilities while raising children.
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“What a terrific memoir! With an uncanny gift for storytelling and an eye for colorful detail, Biden artfully interweaves personal and public recollections to capture our imagination from start to finish.”
— Doris Kearns Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author
“Owens…is a force to be reckoned with…Leading by example, she serves as an inspiration to women in politics and beyond.”
— Parade“An illuminating and moving memoir of an American family whose history is now inextricably intertwined with the history of our nation.”
— Jon Meacham, New York Times bestselling authorBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Valerie Biden Owens is the first woman in US history to have run a presidential campaign, that of her brother, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. She also led his seven straight US Senate victories and has been his principal surrogate on the campaign trail.