I have picked "Becoming" by Michelle Obama for our November 2020 book. I've been wanting to read it for years!
ABOUT THE BOOK
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
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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.
