by Michelle Obama
Crown Publishing, 2018, Auto-Biography, 448 p.
This is a candid and engaging memoir of America's first African American first lady. Michelle Robinson grew up in an apartment above her aunt's house in the south side of Chicago. Her parents were working class, but sacrificed to give her and her brother the best education they could manage. Michelle worked hard at school, and got good enough grades to be accepted at Princeton and then at Harvard Law School. Soon after she started her career as a corporate lawyer, she was assigned to mentor a young law student with an unusual name, Barack Obama. The rest is, as they say, is history.
Ms Obama's story is engaging, inspiring and well written. Her candor, high ideals, and good humor come through in every chapter. I loved how she described in detail what life in the White House was really like, but the heart of the story is her own journey from being an insecure girl to being a confident and powerful woman. Not only has this book been a huge hit nationally, but also locally. It has been one of the top 10 most read e-books/audio-books of Highland residents ever since it came out.
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