This
month’s book was another Book Club selection. Becoming by Michelle Obama is an engrossing personal biography
taking the reader from her birth in the south side of Chicago through her days
as First Lady of the United States.
This
book is dense and full of personal detail. It is not self-effacing nor
self-aggrandizing. She allows us to see her most personal struggles, from piano
lessons as a child, to critical school counselors, to fertility, to reluctance to enter
the political arena with her husband. We experience the surreal and challenging
life of being the First Family.
I
was already a fan of Michelle Obama, but after reading this book, my admiration
for her strength and integrity grew exponentially. She and her extraordinary
husband took on a task that could have destroyed them. Their humility,
intelligence and resilience could serve as a blueprint for every leader of the
free world. We are less without them.
Highly
Recommend.
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