Michelle Obama: A Biography

Who is the woman Barack Obama calls the boss? In this book, Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait of Michelle Obama and America's most dynamic couple. Their relationship, like that of many couples with two careers and two children, was often tested - so much so that Barack Obama had to convince his wife to support him in his presidential campaign. Michelle Obama's life reflects American history after the civil rights movement. Michelle Robinson was born in 1964, the year the Civil Rights Act was passed, formally giving black Americans the same rights as whites. In practice, however, this was not yet the case. Michelle, the daughter of a janitor, grew up in a Chicago neighborhood from which whites fled due to the influx of black Americans. She was admitted to Princeton University, but that did not go without a fight; her admission sparked a heated debate about affirmative action. After graduating, she continued her studies at Harvard Law School. She became a corporate lawyer and one day was given the young trainee Barack Obama under her wing. They fell in love, married, and together they would become the most famous couple in African-American history. This biography is based on interviews with more than a hundred people. In her book, Mundy paints a detailed portrait of this exceptionally talented woman, who is now the first black first lady of the United States of America.