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The Light We Carry: Former first lady shares more details of an extraordinary life

Michelle Obama talks about her loving upbringing, the challenges of marriage, overcoming prejudice and glass ceilings, and the tools she uses to ‘keep moving forward’

Michelle Obama: describes how the US Capitol riot in January last year had a profound effect on her and husband Barack

It would appear that the former First Lady of the United States has got a taste for writing. Her autobiography Becoming was the world’s best-selling book in 2018, while the audiobook narrated by herself won a Grammy in 2020 for Best Spoken Word Album.

In this follow-up, she describes being “floored” by its success and says the subsequent tour was one of the most meaningful experiences of her life as she connected with thousands of ...