Becoming

　　《Becoming》是蜜雪兒．歐巴馬（Michelle Obama）告別白宮後第一本著作。身為黑奴與勞工的後代，來自社會底層的蜜雪兒靠著自身努力一躍而成自信律師，甚至隨夫婿入主白宮，成為全球最具代表性且受人注目的女性之一。

　　作為美國歷史上首位非裔第一夫人，蜜雪兒創造了史上最具包容性也最受歡迎的白宮，同時也使自己成為美國甚至是全球最有力的女權擁護者，捍衛女性受教權，改變世人追求家庭價值與生活方式的態度，並與她的丈夫歐巴馬一起，帶領美國走過一段最艱難的時刻。

　　談起這本書，蜜雪兒說「寫作這本書對我來說非常具有啟發性，讓我第一次真實的反思生命中那些意想不到的軌跡。」她在書中探討了自己的根源，回顧一個來自芝加哥南部的小女孩如何找到自己的聲音，為自己發聲。這本書不僅關注蜜雪兒早年時代、律師職業生涯，也講述她在炫目的鎂光燈下如何兼顧工作與家庭生活，「我希望我的旅程能激勵讀者找到勇氣，成為他們渴望的人。」

　　不論是公眾生活還是私人領域，蜜雪兒以誠實、活潑充滿智慧的文字，用自己的語言講述了她全部的故事，並讓這本書成為一本有力、鼓舞人心的最佳回憶錄。（文 / 博客來編譯）

　　An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States

　　In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African-American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare.

　　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.