It`s not easy to fall in love with Bill Clinton these days. Sure, the former US president was once considered charming – some might even say magnetically charismatic. But he`s 73 now, and the #MeToo movement has given everyone a different reading of his affair with a 22-year-old White House intern. Add to that his ensuing impeachment on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, and Bill seems an unlikely pick in the swoon-worthy love interest category. But at the beginning of Curtis Sittenfeld`s new novel, Rodham, Bill Clinton is, well, dashing. He`s young, kind, funny, and witty. He`s also good-looking,...
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