Becoming: Meine Geschichte

Michelle Robinson grows up in a bungalow on Chicago's South Side, the daughter of a city pump operator and a stay-at-home mother who teach her to speak up. She recounts how she doubted her place at Princeton, left a corporate law career because it did not satisfy her, and fell in love with Barack Obama, who was her junior at the firm. The memoir covers miscarriage and IVF, raising two daughters under campaign pressure, eight years as First Lady and the initiatives she led, including Let's Move!

Those who like honest, well-organized memoirs will find a clear voice here. It also offers a realistic look at what public life costs a family, and why she insists that "becoming" never finishes.

Inward-looking, contemplative and clear-cut; an easy read.

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