A Carrot for Auma Obama’s And Then Life Happens
Verdict: carrot
A burnished look at a difficult, ruptured childhood in Kenya by the president’s half sister, older by one year.
Unlike David Maraniss’ comprehensive biography of the president (Barack Obama: The Story, 2012), which does not sugarcoat the problematic father the president and Auma shared, this delicate, emotional work sidesteps the patriarch in order to portray a young woman deeply resentful of the sexist treatment of women in her Luo culture and determined to forge her own identity. Auma is the daughter of Barack Obama Sr.’s first wife, Kezia, who was essentially abandoned pregnant with Auma at the family compound while her husband pursued a scholarship program at the University of Hawaii.
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- And Then Life Happens: A Memoir by Auma Obama
EAN: 9781250010056
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