{"product_id":"and-then-life-happens-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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Obama, Auma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250031327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\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":"Default Title","offer_id":39450535723083,"sku":"9781250031327","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_3e30df0f-acc3-48b6-8454-46c6b2d20a9c.jpg?v=1627393841","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/and-then-life-happens-9781250031327","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}