Dimensions
154 x 232 x 24mm
They exploded onto the national political scene in 2004 and within four 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 Midwesterner and her brilliant-but-troubled Kenyan husband, raised in Hawaii and Indonesia, and elected the first black President of the Harvard Law Review. She, raised on Chicago's hardscrabble South Side by working-class African–American parents who sacrificed so she could achieve her own dreams of an Ivy League education.
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 and 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 accomplished together, the marriage of Barack and Michelle stands as one of the great personal and political partnerships. Yet, incredibly, the true nature of that relationship remains a mystery. Until now.
In the manner of his news-making New York Times bestsellers about other presidential couples, Christopher Andersen draws on those who know the Obamas best to examine in detail the unique partnership and the grace, courage and humour that defines it. An inspiring, sympathetic and compelling look at two remarkable individuals, Barack and Michelle is, above all else, a stirring love story.
