Becoming: The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller

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The powerful and inspiring autobiography of the former First Lady of the United States

Michelle Obama is one of the most compelling and impressive women living today. As the first African-American First Lady of the United States, she played a key role in creating the most welcoming and inclusive White House ever. She became a fierce advocate for the rights of women and girls around the world, pushed for much-needed social change toward healthier and more active lives, and backed her husband as he led the United States through some of the country’s most painful moments. Along the way, she showed us some cool dance moves, shone at “Carpool Karaoke” and managed to raise two down-to-earth daughters – amidst the relentless media flashes.
In this book, she tells her story for the first time – in her own words and in her own way. She takes us into her world and tells us about all the experiences that have made her the strong woman she is today. Warm-hearted, wise and blunt, she tells of her childhood on Chicago’s South Side, of her years as a lawyer and senior executive, of the not always easy time as a working mother, as well as of her life at Barack’s side and the life of her family in the White House. Mercilessly honest and full of wit, she writes about both great successes and bitter disappointments, both private and public. This book is more than an autobiography. It contains the unusually intimate memories of a woman with heart and substance, whose story shows us how important it is to follow your own voice.