And Then Life Happens : A Memoir

English

ISBN: 1250010055

EAN: 9781250010056

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State/Family & Relationships / Siblings/Biography & Autobiography / General/Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists/Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy/

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 05/11/2012

Synopsis: While her younger brother Barack grew up in the U.S. and Indonesia, Auma Obamas childhood played out at the other end of the world in a remote village in Kenya, the birthplace of the siblings shared father. Barack and Auma met for the first time in the 1980s, and they built a lasting relationship which lead to travels together in Kenya, research into their family history and finally Aumas support for her brothers political career and eventual bid for the U.S. presidency. Auma spent sixteen years studying and living in Germany, moved to England for love, and gave birth to a daughter there. T he tension between her original and chosen worlds and cultures was a constant challenge, and eventually Auma returned to Africa and worked to support young men and women in shaping their futures. In this candid and emotional memoir, Auma shares her own story as well as recollections of and experiences with her famous brother, who says about their first encounter: I hugged her, we looked at each other, and laughed. I knew right then that I loved her.

And Then Life Happens : A Memoir

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.25 inches

Width: 5.97 inches

Length: 8.54 inches

Weight: 15.24 oz

Pages: 352