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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 02/03/2021
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ISBN: 9780241982976
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Length: 464 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 29mm x 129mm
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Weight: 393g
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RRP: £12.99
Becoming
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The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller
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
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.
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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 02/03/2021
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ISBN: 9780241982976
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Length: 464 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 29mm x 129mm
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Weight: 393g
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RRP: £12.99
Reviews
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A literary phenomenon
Guardian
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Intimate, inspiring and set to become hugely influential
Sunday Times
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Inspirational without trying to be . . . a coming-of-age tale, a love story and a family saga all in one
Angie Thomas, TIME
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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
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An inspirational memoir that also rings true
Gaby Wood, Daily Telegraph, Five Stars
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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
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In the best moments of Becoming, the miracle of Michelle Obama arises
Vanity Fair
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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
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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
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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
