Curtis sittenfeld is a novelist, writer, new york times bestselling author. Her mother, elizabeth betsy curtis bascom, is an art history teacher and librarian at seven hills school, a private school in cincinnati, and her father, paul george sittenfeld, is an investment adviser. Curtis sittenfeld has 23 books on goodreads with 527826 ratings. What if hillary rodham hadnt married bill clinton in 1971, hillary rodham is a young woman full of promise.
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