Finding My Voice

<b>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER <p/>Valerie has been one of Barack and my closest confidantes for decades... the world would feel a lot better if there were more people like Valerie blazing the trail for the rest of us.--Michelle Obama <p/>The ultimate Obama insider (<i>The New York Times</i>) shares her journey at a pivotal moment in American history</b> <p/>When Valerie Jarrett interviewed a promising young lawyer named Michelle Robinson in July 1991 for a job in Chicago city government neither knew where that meeting might take them. Jarrett would go on to become a trusted friend and advisor to Michelle and Barack Obama -- and one of the most visible influential African-American women of the twenty-first century. <p/>Now in her forthright and optimistic memoir Jarrett shares her experience as a mother daughter and woman who's experienced the magic that happens once we cast aside any unrealistic expectations of a perfect life or a perfect outcome. In <i>Finding My Voice</i> she offers a galvanizing testament to the power in staying open to a change in course and an embrace of the uncomfortable. Only then she argues can we move forward together and truly learn to value--and listen to--our own voices.