In her memoir, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world. She chronicles the experiences that have shaped her, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time in the White House as First Lady. She describes standing with her husband, Barack Obama, as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. She tells her full story as she has lived it, in her own words and on her own terms.