A new book about Michelle Obama reveals little-known details about the first lady and more fully outlines the ways her relationship with her husband shaped both their lives.
In the biography, â??Michelle Obama: A Life,â? veteran journalist Peter Slevin portrays the first lady as a full partner in her husbandâ??s political career and not simply a reluctant political spouse, as she is sometimes represented.
When she was in her late 20s and he in his early 30s, the couple began making important decisions together, selecting the next steps on their career paths. Slevin, a former Washington Post writer, notes that before they married and after Barack completed Harvard Law School, he moved in with Michelle, while her mother lived downstairs.
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