Melania and Me - Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

Melania and Me

By Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

  • Release Date: 2020-09-01
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 3.5
3.5
From 663 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

What Melania wants, Melania gets.

The former director of special events at Vogue and producer of nine legendary Met Galas, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff met Melania Knauss in 2003 and had a front row seat to the transformation of Donald Trump’s then girlfriend from a rough-cut gem to a precious diamond. As their friendship deepened over lunches at Manhattan hot spots, black-tie parties, and giggle sessions in the penthouse at Trump Tower, Wolkoff watched the newest Mrs. Trump raise her son, Barron, and manage her highly scrutinized marriage.

After Trump won the 2016 election, Wolkoff was recruited to help produce the 58th Presidential Inaugu­ration and to become the First Lady’s trusted advisor. Melania put Wolkoff in charge of hiring her staff, organizing her events, helping her write speeches, and creating her debut initiatives. Then it all fell apart when she was made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities. Melania could have defended her innocent friend and confidant, but she stood by her man, knowing full well who was really to blame. The betrayal nearly destroyed Wolkoff.

In this candid and emotional memoir, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff takes you into Trump Tower and the White House to tell the funny, thrilling, and heartbreaking story of her intimate friendship with one of the most famous women in the world, a woman few people truly understand.

How did Melania react to the Access Hollywood tape and her husband’s affair with Stormy Daniels? Does she get along well with Ivanka? Why did she wear that jacket with “I really don’t care, do u?” printed on the back? Is Melania happy being First Lady? And what really happened with the inauguration’s funding of $107 million? Wolkoff has some ideas...

Reviews

  • Many people can relate

    5
    By pattiejt
    At one time in our lives - we have been victims of malignant narcissists - universally - this author portrayed this Bless her for speaking up - you have helped us who chose to not be victims or victimizers -
  • Boring

    1
    By Idon't have one
    I stopped reading at third chapter. Only talks about herself.
  • Poor baby ☹️(not!)

    1
    By B.F.2020
    What a Self Centered, ultra melodramatic, whiny Ex (self described) BBF of the First Lady! The author is pitifully wallowing in her own self pity.
  • Writer makes me sick

    2
    By vrtgtnj
    Privileged, clueless, narrow-minded…how do such ignorant people, like this author, become successful? And, seriously, we’re supposed to believe she didn’t see the corruption until his administration was over?! If Melania didn’t share with you, she wasn’t a good friend. It just doesn’t work that way. Looks like to me, you were riding the fame train until you fell off.
  • This book is trash!

    1
    By Nova 165
    A trashy book about the trashy housewives of DC. I don’t have any sympathy for the author. She tries to make it sound like she was doing it all for her country. Please! Don’t insult my intelligence. A bunch immoral, money loving, power hungry people, backstabbing each other, while some of them pretending to be patriots and some not even pretending. This book is terrible and so high school. I can’t believe Rachel Maddow recommended it. I am returning it after writing this review.
  • Roger L. Myers

    5
    By eager to please her #1
    Absolutely extraordinary reading I couldn’t put the book down. I would read so much at one time that my eyes hurt and the letters started to go together my eyes were exhausted I had to rest them before I could continue on reading. It opened up and I learn some about Melania, Mr. Trump and even the Author Stephanie Winston Wolkoff. It was also interesting to read the extraordinary detail and cost of the inauguration. So many different emotions as I read the book I found myself getting a chuckle at some of the stuff she was saying as if I was there hearing it firsthand. Your courage your strength and loyalty I found to be extraordinary. A true friend! I’ve enjoyed your book immensely I want to thank you for writing it. Many questions were answered. Good luck on your future great book!
  • Great Book

    5
    By dcgran
    Page turner and informative. Proved all my suspicions about Melanie.
  • Beyond naive.

    3
    By DebinMadrid
    It’s painful to read. Ms. Wilcox never seemed to move beyond wanting to be friends with the cool girl in high school. I appreciate the need to get it off her chest, but honestly, everyone knows, and knew then, that everything the Trumps touch withers. If you cannot recognize Melania’s cold imperialism even from a distance, there is not much hope for being warned. I feel sorry for her. Most of caught on early that the cool girls weren’t worth the time.
  • Pity Party

    1
    By my3sparkles
    Someone..... please give her an access pass!!! Not at all pleased with this book.
  • Lessons hard learned and well written

    4
    By CBibliophile
    The Author recounts her personal experience in learning the painful lesson that being complicit to cruelty can easily make you a victim of that cruelty. It’s well written and easy read with the result being you see lying beneath the selfish, cruel Trump exterior - there is a layer of even more toxic selfish, cruel ignorance. Like a rotten onion....... which makes you want to both cry and vomit. Considering the author worked in the fashion world (not known for being a particularly kind, trustworthy or positive environment) and THEN went on to write the memoir of the worst years of her life AFTER leaving to work at the White House - that’s saying something.

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