{"product_id":"and-then-life-happens-auma-obama-9781250031327","title":"And Then Life Happens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving account by Auma Obama about her life in Africa and Europe, and her relationship with her brother, Barack Obama.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Auma Obama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 125003132X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250031327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Auma Obama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986805948671,"sku":"9781250031327","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e57190f9-faf5-4885-acbc-7f2218af59cb.jpg?v=1683285291","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/and-then-life-happens-auma-obama-9781250031327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}