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Book · 2024 · Biography & Autobiography

Out of the Shadows

My Life Inside the Wild World of Hunter Biden

by Lunden Roberts · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

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There's an extraordinary passage in the book where you talk about how he warned you what was coming your way.
Megyn Kelly · The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 2024

What they say about it

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  • Available for pre order“available for pre-order now”
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  • References written passages“You write in the book”
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  • Out in August“out in August”
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The best things said about it

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Discussed
You write that Hunter's initial reaction after the DNA test proved he was the father was, 'just proven.' The first thing he comes back with is, 'I'm broke.'.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 2024
Discussed
You write in the book, 'adopt her, are you kidding me?'.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 2024
Discussed
You write, 'holding my breath, I approach the gates, fearing Navy will ask what purpose this building serves, or worse, that she would realize who might be inside and ask if she could visit her grandpa.'.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 2024
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It is called Out of the Shadows: My Life Inside the Wild World of Hunter Biden and it's available for pre-order now.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 2024

Why people recommend it

Out of the Shadows by Lunden Roberts is a tell-all memoir detailing the author's experiences inside the tumultuous world surrounding Hunter Biden and the public paternity battle that brought her story to national attention. Megyn Kelly heavily featured the memoir during an interview with Roberts on The Megyn Kelly Show in June 2024, consistently promoting the book's pre-sale availability ahead of its August release date and introducing it as a candid look inside a chaotic political and personal landscape. Throughout the interview, Kelly drew attention to extraordinary, compelling passages within the text. She highlighted a chilling moment where Hunter Biden explicitly warned the author about the immense public scrutiny and challenges that would inevitably come her way. Additionally, Kelly discussed the specific account in the book describing Hunter Biden's initial reaction upon learning that a DNA test had definitively proven his paternity, noting that his immediate response to the confirmed news was a claim that he was broke. By dissecting these dramatic excerpts, the podcast spotlighted the memoir's raw exploration of high-stakes personal conflict, power, and survival under the glare of intense media attention, while successfully driving listener interest toward the book's official publication.

Every mention

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Megyn Kelly London Roberts is out later this summer with a tell all book it is called out of the Shadows my life inside… 10
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“London Roberts is out later this summer with a tell all book it is called out of the Shadows my life inside the wild world of Hunter Biden and it's available for pre-order now”
Recommended
“it is called out of the Shadows my life inside the wild world of Hunter Biden and it's available for pre-order now”
Discussed
“There's an extraordinary passage in the book where you talk about how he warned you what was coming your way.”
Recommended
“speaking today with London Roberts who's the author of Out of the Shadows my life and inside the wild world of Hunter Biden uh you can pre-order it right now”
Recommended
“the book is called out of the shadows by London Roberts it's out in August but available for pre-sale right now”
Recommended
“Remember, the book is called 'Out of the Shadows' by London Roberts; it's out in August but available for pre-sale right now.”
Discussed
“You write that Hunter's initial reaction after the DNA test proved he was the father was, 'just proven.' The first thing he comes back with is, 'I'm broke.'”
Discussed
“You write in the book, 'uh, adopt her, are you kidding me?'”
Discussed
“You write, 'holding my breath, I approach the gates, fearing Navy will ask what purpose this building serves, or worse, that she would realize who might be inside and ask if she could visit her grandpa.'”
Recommended
“again the book is called out of the shadows and it's available for pre-order right now”

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“Well, like I said, I was intrigued. This guy—you could tell, and I speak throughout the book about this empathy I have for people who are suffering.”
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“And you'll learn in the book that it was an on-and-off-again thing, and it lasted over a year.”
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“There's actually a chapter in the book where I reflect on a night that got pretty dark.”
Plugged
“Even his addiction was so bad, I think I even say in the book that I wonder if Hunter remembers that night.”
Plugged
“You wrote about watching him suffering after taking a lot of drugs and saying, 'It's bitterly painful knowing that someone I care so much about, someone with so much potential and generosity and brilliance, is struggling with this demon of addiction.'”
Plugged
“It's hurtful to hear those things, and in the book I describe how I feel when all of this stuff comes to light, from The New Yorker to his memoir and things like that.”
Plugged
“There are some chapters where I think you feel my rage, and I think there are some chapters where you feel my hurt.”
Plugged
“You can pre-order it right now; it's pretty extraordinary—the callousness with which you and, honestly, your daughter were treated for the first four out of her five years on this earth.”
Passing
“Then Lunden Roberts, author of 'Out of the Shadows,' to discuss...”
Plugged
“It was tough because you know that this is all fixing to be made public, and the world’s going to know about it.”
Plugged
“I feel like there were times, I think I speak on it in the book, where I was even calling a couple of mine and Hunter's mutual friends, asking, 'Did I dream all this up?”
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“My child, as you'll read throughout the book, questioned why other kids had a father and where hers was, so I told her.”

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