For the month of April only, Novel Ideas will be meeting on the fourth Friday
of the month since Good Friday falls on the third Friday when we would normally
meet. We are also taking a break from reading Fiction this month. Instead,
we'll be discussing the book Becoming by Michelle Obama. Below is the synopsis
from Bookshare.
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.
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.
We hope you'll join us to discuss this inspirational and riveting memoir.
Host: Randi Shelton
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Co-Host Ruth ann Acosta,
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Date: Friday April 26, 2019
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