An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady
of the United States
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In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has
emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As
First Lady of the United States of America--the first African American
to serve in that role--she helped create the most welcoming and
inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a
powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world,
dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more
active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through
some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few
dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth
daughters under an unforgiving media glare.
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling,
Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the
experiences that have shaped her--from her childhood on the South Side
of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of
motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous
address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her
triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her
full story as she has lived it--in her own words and on her own terms.
Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning
of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied
expectations--and whose story inspires us to do the same.
