BECOMING

By MICHELLE OBAMA, Viking What makes Michelle Obama tick? For years people the world over have wanted a glimpse into her life and now in this much-anticipated memoir she gives us one – from her childhood growing up in the South Side of Chicago to her career as a high-powered corporate lawyer, motherhood and her struggles to balance her own aspirations with the fastmoving political career of her husband, Barack Obama. And, of course, how it felt to become first lady of the US.

This book is being hailed as the publishing event of the year – and for good reason.