The Obamas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316098762)

Award-winning reporter Jodi Kantor takes readers deep inside the White House in an "insightful and evocative" portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama (Chicago Tribune) that will surprise even readers who thought they knew the two icons.

When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to her fears, politics now seemed like a worthwhile, even noble pursuit. Together they planned a White House life that would be as normal and sane as possible.

Then they moved in.

In the Obamas, Jodi Kantor takes us deep inside the White House as they try to grapple with their new roles, change the country, raise children, maintain friendships, and figure out what it means to be the first black President and First Lady. The Obamas is filled with riveting detail and insight into their partnership, emotions and personalities, and written with a keen eye for the ironies of public life.

Author: Jodi Kantor
ISBN-10: 0316098760
ISBN-13: 9780316098762
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Language: English
Published: 08/07/2012
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 09/02/2012 pg. 24