"In this absorbing tale of a remarkable woman, from her beginnings in Prague through years of struggle and abandonment to her triumphant appointment as the first female secretary of state, Ann Blackman has produced an absolutely first-rate biography which will be the essential foundation for all future works on Madeleine Albright. Deeply researched, yet written with ease and grace, Seasons of Her Life is rich with acute insight and vivid portraits." —Doris Kearns Goodwin, Author of No Ordinary Time and Wait Till Next Year