Smith introduces us to the real Pamela Churchill Harriman the controversial woman who used her beauty to gain financial security and her cunning to win power and fame in diplomacy, politics, and show business. From her party-girl days in English society during World War II, to her messy courtroom battles with her step-children, to her one-on-one with President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office, Smith shows how Harriman got what she wanted at every stage of her life.