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Portrait Of An American Marriage
William Morrow
October 2009
On Sale: October 1, 2009
336 pages
ISBN: 0061771961
EAN: 9780061771965
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"She is my rock—the one person who keeps it
real." —Barack "I don't want anybody to think that
it's easy. . . . We have a strong marriage, but it's not
perfect." —Michelle They exploded
onto the world scene and within a matter of a few short
years captured the ultimate political prize. In so doing,
they became a First Couple like no other: He—the biracial
son of a free-spirited Kansas-born woman and a mercurial
Kenyan father who abandoned him at an early age—was raised
in Hawaii and Indonesia, educated at Columbia and Harvard,
and launched his political career in America's heartland.
She, by contrast, was the product of a solidly
middle-American family with roots planted firmly in
Chicago's working-class South Side—paving the way for her to
achieve her dreams of an Ivy League education and a position
at one of the nation's top law firms. By the time
they claimed the White House in one of the most hotly
contested presidential races in modern history, Barack and
Michelle Obama were seen by millions around the world as the
new Jack and Jackie Kennedy—brilliant, attractive, elegant,
youthful, exciting. Accompanied by their two young
daughters, Malia and Sasha, the Obamas would arrive at 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue with the promise of a new Camelot all
but assured. Given the obvious historic
significance of what they have accomplished together, the
marriage of Barack and Michelle stands as one of the great
personal and political partnerships in American history.
Yet, incredibly, the true nature of that relationship has
remained a mystery. Until now. In the style of his
No. 1 New York Times bestsellers The Day Diana
Died and The Day John Died, as well as his
bestselling books about the Kennedys, the Clintons, and the
Bushes, author Christopher Andersen draws on important
sources—some speaking here for the first time—to paint the
first complete, compelling portrait of America's first black
First Family. Among the many intriguing insights
and stunning revelations: - New
behind-the-scenes details of the Obamas' courtship and
marriage—and the lovers who went before.
- The early tragedies that shaped both Barack's and
Michelle's personalities, and how those events haunt them to
this day. Also, new information about Barack's rootless
childhood, at times tortured adolescence, and the true
extent of his early drug use.
- How Barack's
ambition put a strain on their relationship from the very
beginning, how close the Obamas really came to breaking up,
and how Michelle made the difficult decision that saved
their marriage.
- The little-known
near-tragedy that brought Barack and Michelle closer than
they had ever been.
- How Michelle may have
saved her husband's presidential campaign, and her
surprising behind-the-scenes role as the president's chief
advisor.
- The pressures and delights of
raising two young girls in the relentless glare of the
media, and how, like Jack and Jackie Kennedy before them,
Barack and Michelle strive to make the lives of America's
two most famous children as "normal" as possible.
Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American
Marriage is an intimate and ultimately riveting look at
their unique partnership, and the humor, faith, fortitude,
and grace that defines it. It is, above all, an
extraordinary American love story.
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