
Becoming
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Narrated by:
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Michelle Obama
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By:
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Michelle Obama
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
The number one best seller.
British Book Awards, Audiobook of the Year.
Winner of the Grammy's Best Spoken Word Album 2020.
Winner of the 2020 Audie Award for Autobiography/Memoir.
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States.
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 listeners 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.
©2018 Michelle Obama (P)2018 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"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)
Honest and inspiring
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Brilliant
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Moving and unforgettable
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Excellent
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To be invited into the behind the scenes story of a truly great woman and her truly great husband. Thankyou for writing this Michelle.
Wonderful
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The presentation is bold yet sober, her voice surely provides the required authenticity. Thoroughly enjoyed this audio book. Dhruba Adhikary ( Nepal )
Message of optimism.
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Thanks for sharing your story
Loved your story
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Great story
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Inspiring and moving.
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Compassionate, inspiring and eye-opening
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