![]() ![]() ![]() As such, it is a political narrative first and an autobiography second. That’s certainly the case in this book, which mostly details her decades struggling against financial institutions that, in her view, are bent on picking every last penny from our pockets even if they destroy the country in the process - along with too many lapdog lawmakers who abet their actions. It may have been the last time Warren pulled her punches. Really,’ ” Warren writes, recalling it as the moment when “I wasn’t a little girl anymore.” I looked her right in the eye, and said: ‘You look great. When she finally gets it on, she turns to her daughter and says, “How do I look? Is it too tight?” Of course it is. One sweltering day, 12-year-old Elizabeth comes upon her 50-year-old mother, sobbing and trying to squeeze into her best dress, scared but determined to apply for a job answering phones at Sears. The station wagon was repossessed the family, Warren implies, teetered on the verge of losing its home. After a heart attack, her father lost his job selling carpets in Oklahoma City and was demoted to a commission-only job selling lawn mowers. Elizabeth Warren’s absorbing book “ A Fighting Chance” occurs in its first 10 pages. ![]() Maura Casey is a former editorial writer for the New York Times. ![]()
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