{"product_id":"9781250010599","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","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121920131312,"sku":"9781250010599","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250010599_p0.jpg?v=1763700979","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250010599","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}