The opening of Becoming by Michelle Obama, read by Vivienne. Try the other narrators below, then drop your own copy and hear the whole book.
Narrated by
Vivienne
Inviting, folksy Southern female voice, perfect for cooking shows, heartwarming family tales, and cozy radio ads.
I SPENT MUCH OF MY CHILDHOOD LISTENING TO THE
sound of striving.
It came in the form of bad music, or at least amateur music, coming up through the floorboards of my bedroom—the plink
plink plink of students sitting downstairs at my great-aunt Robbie’s piano, slowly and imperfectly learning their scales.
About this sample
A memoir about a Chicago childhood needs warmth and steadiness. Vivienne’s folksy Southern voice gives the piano scales on the floor below a lived-in feel.
This is exactly what you hear in the app. Every narrator above is ready for your own books, along with the rest of our 265 narrators in 42 languages.
Hear all of Becoming
1.
Get a DRM-free ebook of Becoming. Our guide to DRM-free ebooks shows where to look.
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Drop the file above. Chapters are found and the front matter is skipped, so you start at chapter one.
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Pick Vivienne or any other narrator and press play. Narration starts in seconds and your place syncs across the web, iPhone and iPad, and Mac (Windows coming soon).
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