Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults)

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An American classic, written with grace and precision * * Observer * * Extraordinary . . . It's unique. It's his. There are no other ones like that -- TONI MORRISON Thoughtful, moving and brilliantly written * * The Times * * Obama has written a memoir . . . that evokes the anguish of miscegenation yet culminates in a cry of faith in human community . . . Obama is a born narrator, with a mastery of colour, scene and personality, deftly stirring them into the melting pot of a shared American identity. Rarely has that identity found so vivid a portraitist * * Sunday Times * * A touchstone for future politicians * * Daily Telegraph * * A well-written account of Obama's struggle to establish his own views on identity and race, and all the more entertaining for its honesty * * Financial Times * * With its honesty and cool language, and by virtue of having a story worth telling, the book impresses far more than the typical political memoir * * Sunday Herald * * Obama is a subtle writer, with an extraordinary breadth of vision * * Sunday Herald * * A man with a phenomenal life story * * Spectator * * Obama's writing is characterised throughout by a graceful eloquence, a generosity of perception and spirit rare in young men of many gifts and charisma . . . here is a testimony for the ages * * Independent * *