Becoming
Now in paperback featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter from the author to her younger self, and a book club guide with 20 discussion questions and a 5-question Q&A, the intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
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.
Review
Intimate, inspiring and set to become hugely influential ? Sunday Times
Inspirational without trying to be . . . a coming-of-age tale, a love story and a family saga all in one -- Angie Thomas ? TIME
This revealing memoir offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack Obama. . . Becoming is a 400-page expansion of this essential doctrine ['when they go low, we go high'], without compromising a refreshing level of honesty -- Afua Hirsch ? Guardian
An inspirational memoir that also rings true -- Gaby Wood ? Daily Telegraph, Five Stars
This is a rich, entertaining and candid memoir. And overall she's a fun person to sit alongside as she tells you the story of her life, warts and all. . . it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction -- Viv Groskop ? i, Five Stars
In the best moments of Becoming, the miracle of Michelle Obama arises ? Vanity Fair
Obama's memoir is a genuine page-turner, full of intimacies and reflections. . . Allied to this candour is a steeliness of purpose. It is no exaggeration to say that every page of this book is, explicitly or otherwise, a reproach to Donald Trump, and a call-to-arms to those who would defeat the 45th President and all that he stands for -- Matt D'Ancona ? Evening Standard
I found myself lifting my jaw from my chest at the end of every other chapter, not because of any seedy insight into stories I'd always wondered about, but because, armed as I was with knowledge about her career, her mannerisms, and even her elbow-heavy dancing, this was not the Obama I thought I knew. She was more -- Kuba Shand-Baptiste ? Independent
Inspiring. . . After 421 pages of Becoming, I closed the book hoping that one day she would use her formidable intelligence, humanity - and humour - to offer a more tangible vision for how America might fight the rising tides of polarisation and hate ? Financial Times
About the Author
Podrobnosti
| Autor |
Michelle Obama |
|---|---|
| Vydavatel |
Penguin
80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL, United Kingdom
foreignrights@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk
https://www.penguin.co.uk/
+44 20 7840 8400
|
| Jazyk | anglicky |
| Vazba | měkká |
| Počet stran | 464 |
| Formát | 12,9 × 19,8 cm |
| EAN | 9780241982976 |
| Rok vydání | 2021 |
| Edice |
Biografie, memoáry, osobnosti Osobnostní rozvoj |
Autor
Michelle Obama
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