Now in paperback—the intimate powerful and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the
United States featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama a letter from the author to her
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PAST 50 YEARS 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.
