KATTY I still remember the morning Claire left an outraged message on my cell phone: “Are you crazy? I just heard you’re seriously thinking of taking that White House reporting job! You know it’ll make you miserable. You’ll work round the clock and never see the kids. Listen, I’ve got a much better idea for us—let’s write a book about how to work and have time.” Even amid the crackles of the Verizon connection her enthusiasm and confidence were infectious.

 

CLAIRE “Come on, it’ll be much better than getting into the White House at five every morning,” I said jokingly. But in the course of that one conversation we found we were both serious and passionate. More passionate about this issue than any other. “We should tell some of the ...

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