Melinda French Gates says she never expected to write a book about transitions. But over the past few years, she’s gone through a divorce (from her ex-husband, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates), left the $75 billion foundation the two founded back in 2000, and turned 60. Her new book, The Next Day, dives into each of these monumental changes—and more.
“You don’t get to be my age without navigating all kinds of transitions,” French Gates writes in the book’s introduction. “Some you anticipated and some you never expected. Some you embraced and some you resisted. Some you hoped for and some you fought as hard as you could.”
