An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the
United States, now a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller 'A genuine page-turner,
full of intimacies and reflections' Evening Standard 'A polished pearl of a
memoir' New York Times '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' i 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. '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. I have read Barack Obama's two books so
far, and this is like inserting a missing piece of reality into the
narrative of his dizzying journey' Guardian 'I found myself lifting my jaw
from my chest at the end of every other chapter . . . this was not the
Obama I thought I knew. She was more' Independent 'An inspirational memoir
that also rings true' Daily Telegraph