{"product_id":"and-then-life-happens-a-memoir","title":"And Then Life Happens: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eA moving account by Auma Obama about her life in Africa and Europe, and her relationship with her brother, Barack Obama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile her younger brother Barack grew up in the U.S. and Indonesia, Auma Obama's childhood played out at the other end of the world in a remote village in Kenya, the birthplace of the siblings' shared father. Barack and Auma met for the first time in the 1980s, and they built a lasting relationship which lead to travels together in Kenya, research into their family history and finally Auma's support for her brother's political career and eventual bid for the U.S. presidency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuma spent sixteen years studying and living in Germany, moved to England for love, and gave birth to a daughter there. The tension between her original and chosen worlds and cultures was a constant challenge, and eventually Auma returned to Africa and worked to support young men and women in shaping their futures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAnd Then Life Happens\u003c\/i\u003e, her candid and emotional memoir, Auma shares her own story as well as recollections of and experiences with her famous brother, who says about their first encounter: \"I hugged her, we looked at each other, and laughed. I knew right then that I loved her.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781250010056\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £11.15","offer_id":47915305926833,"sku":"SB-1250010055-C3","price":11.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1250010055.jpg?v=1789260681","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/and-then-life-happens-a-memoir","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}