What readers think of Madam Secretary, plus links to write your own review.

great book to read if you love to read about a woman's journey to the top and actually reaching beyond the glass ceiling

As an inveterate autobiography reader, this one rates right up there as engrossing, entertaining and approachable. Great read!

Frances Perkins was a leader of her time and more so for being a woman in very much a man's world of 1920s and 1930s America. The account of her life and impact was interesting, but there was little emotional investment. I expected some given the fiction aspect, but this may have been more of a reflection of a New England woman's stoicism than the writing. I loved the author's note on what was fact, fiction and liberties taken. Overall, I was delighted to meet and learn more about Frances Perkins and the times she lived in!

I don't often read biographies, especially political ones. In most political autobiographies, it appears that author has an ax to grind. This is definitely not the case with this book.

Mrs. Albright's memoir shines a light international political negotiations that the public never seems to hear about. This book is at times humorous and self effacing and it has renewed my interest in biographies. I recommend this book.