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The Light We Carry

Overcoming in Uncertain Times

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The Light We Carry

By: Michelle Obama
Narrated by: Michelle Obama
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THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

The powerful, inspiring follow-up to the critically acclaimed, multi-million #1 bestselling memoir Becoming

In The Light We Carry, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world.

She considers the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? Michelle Obama believes that we can all lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux.

The Light We Carry offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully overcome various obstacles-the earned wisdom that helps her continue to "become."

With trademark humour, candour, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness. The Light We Carry will inspire readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.


©2022 Michelle Obama (P)2022 Penguin Audio
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Loved the tone and pace of the narrator. Discovered a lot about the author and her family and how they stayed grounded and survived challenges. Found it quite uplifting. Loved how down to earth she seems despite being an ex- First Lady. Picked up quite a few coping tips. Enjoyed the Going high chapter. Altogether good read.

Enjoyable, enlightening and uplifting

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Really enjoyed this, very aspirational and thought provoking, bring back in her world is great

Great to be back in her world

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Amazing book! Her soothing voice makes the book more interesting. Truly a must read!!!xx

Everyone should read/hear this book

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What can I say? I love Michelle and having this book read by her was amazing, it’s just the way she puts in simple words what it’s very complicated in our minds. Love it, specially the chapter of her relationship with Barack and the advices from her Marian. Keep writing Michelle, we love you!

Go high

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For everyone but definitely the book I am recommending to my daughter and all her friends. Made more special by hearing it in the author’s voice. Thank you Michelle Obama

Must read

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