Becoming Becoming

Becoming

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Publisher Description

Brought to you by Penguin.

Winner of the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Winner of the 2020 Audie Award for Autobiography/Memoir


An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir; 17 million copies sold worldwide


THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER

BRITISH BOOK AWARDS, NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR


THE SUNDAY TIMES, MEMOIR OF THE YEAR


BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE TIMES, OBSERVER, GUARDIAN, EVENING STANDARD


'A polished pearl of a memoir' New York Times

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 United States 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.

'A genuine page-turner, full of intimacies and reflections' Evening Standard

'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

'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

'It seems a wonderful privilege to have the former First Lady speaking her own words straight into your ear, and her own reading gives the anecdotes extra meaning and emotion' Daily Mail

MICHELLE OBAMA'S NEXT BOOK, THE LIGHT WE CARRY, IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

©2018 Michelle Obama (P)2018 Penguin Books Ltd

GENRE
Biography
NARRATOR
MO
Michelle Obama
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
19:03
hr min
RELEASED
2018
13 November
PUBLISHER
Penguin Books Ltd
SIZE
1.1
GB

Customer Reviews

Scarylouakame ,

Eye opening

Very eye opening to the world of a strong women also to get a mini view into the world of politics

olaf-the-hairy ,

Inspirational Woman. Overrated Book.

Sad to say that whilst Michelle Obama is clearly an inspirational woman and a role model for people worldwide, she isn’t an especially talented writer or narrator. Honestly, this book is neither witty nor especially well written. It’s factually moderately interesting, but just not terribly engaging or memorable in its style. As a narrator Michelle is painfully monotone and manages to make almost every sentence tail off as if it’s the last one of the final chapter.

Aquamoodle ,

Boring

She drones on with self satisfied smugness.

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