Monica: Her true story

It was, apparently, the strong personal chemistry between Monica Lewinsky and her visitor that did the trick. We put the two of them toget...

It was, apparently, the strong personal chemistry between Monica Lewinsky and her visitor that did the trick. 8220;We put the two of them together in a New York hotel room and she said yes immediately,8221; according to one of her admirers. From that point the result was inevitable a book deal. The former White House intern has agreed to have Andrew Morton, master chronicler of prominent women8217;s misery, write her memoirs in an agreement that will earn at least 1 million between them.

8220;It wasn8217;t the money, she could have got much higher prices elsewhere,8221; said British publisher Michael O8217;Mara. This was despite the fact that American publishers have spent months falling over each other to deny any interest, publicly at least, in buying up the story of Lewinsky8217;s affair with Bill Clinton.

8220;Monica is an intelligent, well-spoken, average American girl, not the foolish bimbo that the press paints her as,8221; said O8217;Mara, chairman of Michael O8217;Mara Books. Whether her behaviour last week confirms or contradicts thisview is open to question. Then, she started screaming at fellow diners and waiters in Gino8217;s, a New York restaurant frequented by movie stars and politicians, when an elderly man laughed at her.

The publication of Monica8217;s Story, some time between February and next summer, is expected to coincide with an interview by Barbara Walters on the ABC television network. Morton, a former Daily Star royal correspondent, has already conducted several interviews with 24-year-old Lewinsky, who felt bullied and threatened by independent counsel Kenneth Starr. Morton is said to have been granted 8220;exclusive and unrestricted accessquot; to Lewinsky and her family. 8220;The real Monica Lewinsky is a very different person from the one people have read about in the press, and Andrew is the ideal author to redress the balance,8221; said O8217;Mara. 8220;I feel confident this book will be a worldwide bestseller.8221;