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In THE OBAMAS, Jodi Kantor takes us deep inside the White House as the president and first lady try to grapple with their new roles, fulfill lofty promises, live inside a monument, raise children in the spotlight, and maintain some semblance of their old lives. Filled with riveting detail and insight into their partnership, personalities, struggles, and successes, THE OBAMAS will surprise readers who thought they knew the president and first lady, give readers a new way of understanding this presidency as the 2012 race unfurls, and show why the lives of the Obamas matter for us all.
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What People Are Saying about "The Obamas"
"Thoughtful [and] fluidly written, with a canny sense for the way political marriages can be useful prisms to see into ambition, power, gender and the contradictions of public life."– Karen Long,
Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Insightful and evocative, rich with detail…The Obamas is a portrait of a remarkable marriage."– Kerry Luft,
Chicago Tribune
"Illuminating… For those who wonder how they do it—here’s how."– Amanda Foreman, author,
A World on Fire
"Energetically reported…Kantor nails her story….We political gluttons will lick the spoon clean."– David Remnick,
The New Yorker
"A fascinating look at the intricate dynamics of an ordinary marriage, an unusual home, and an extraordinary presidency."– Publisher's Weekly
"Jodi Kantor’s ‘The Obamas’ is among the very best books on this White House."– Ezra Klein,
Washington Post blogger