Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey Of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

"Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – a Nobel peace laureate and Africa’s first democratically elected female president – is poised to bow out of power after 12 years in charge of postwar Liberia. But in Madame President, Helene Cooper (who was born in Liberia) exposes a vulnerable Johnson Sirleaf who survived an abusive marriage, political imprisonment and living away from her young sons so she could study and acquire qualifications in the U.S. This biography, with a backstory about the influence of Liberian women, chronicles Johnson Sirleaf’s triumphs and failures (including accusations of nepotism) without holding back, making Madame President a refreshing read."