Summary
What’s important is our story, our whole story, including those moments when we feel a little vulnerable …
Michelle Robinson started life sharing a bedroom with her older brother Craig, in their family’s upstairs apartment in her great-aunt’s house. Her parents, Fraser and Marian, poured their love and energy into their children. She would go on to become Michelle Obama, the inspirational First Lady of the United States of America.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241531815 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241531810 |
| Author: | Michelle Obama |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's Uk |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 750g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 240mm |
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REVIEWS FOR THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF BECOMING‘A rich, entertaining and candid memoir. And overall Obama’s a fun person to sit alongside as she tells you the story of her life … it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction’ Independent ‘A genuine page-turner, full of intimacies and reflections’ Evening Standard ‘Offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack Obama … a refreshing level of honesty about what politics really did to her’ Guardian ‘An inspirational memoir that also rings true’ Daily Telegraph
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Michelle Obama
Michelle Robinson Obama served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She later worked in the Chicago mayor’s office, at the University of Chicago, and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service. The Obamas currently live in Washington, DC, and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
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