A DIFFERENT KIND OF POWER A Memoir

Jacinda Ardern believes empathy and kindness should be central to politics. Her warm voice and Kiwi accent embody authenticity, earnestness, and self-effacing humor. At a young age and newly pregnant, Ardern unexpectedly became New Zealand's prime minister, heading a coalition government from 2017 to 2023. She was the face of the government's response to a terrorist attack at two mosques, a volcanic eruption, and the Covid pandemic. Ardern's memoir focuses more on the personal than on wonkish policymaking. She's a natural storyteller, reeling in the listener while maintaining an ever-present sense of purpose. She grows up the daughter of a small-town policeman, grapples with the increasingly uncomfortable fit of her family's Mormon faith, and brings her newborn onto the floor of the United Nations. A.B. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2025]