She writes about growing up in a struggling middle-class family, her drive to shape her career, and how it contributed to the collapse of her first marriage. The book spans the compelling biographical arc that is familiar to many Massachusetts voters but may be new to her national following - her Oklahoma upbringing, her law degree and populist advocacy, teaching at Harvard Law, her Washington battles, and finally her 2012 Senate race. Neither the publisher nor Warren’s office would reveal the size of her advance, although some industry sources have estimated it likely topped $1 million. The original working title was “Rigged,” to describe how she believes the Wall Street economy is stacked against average Americans, but was changed to the more optimistic “A Fighting Chance.” The book is being published by Metropolitan Books, a division of Henry Holt and Co. Warren is planning a six-week book tour that, in addition to Cambridge, Boston, Worcester, and Springfield, will take her to New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland, Ore. Throughout the book, Warren also interweaves personal details, writing how she engaged in national policy debates by day while having nightly conversations with her pregnant daughter, or of running a high-profile Senate campaign while dealing with the emotional toll of her ailing dog, Otis.
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