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by Dr Maya Angelou (Author)Format: Hardback 320 pagesPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupImprint: Virago Press LtdISBN: 9780349005997Published: 31 Mar 2015
Maya Angelou's seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she has known discrimination and extreme poverty, but also hope, joy,achievement and celebration.In this first volume of her six books of autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the American south of the 1930s. She learns the power of the white folks at the other end of town and suffers the terrible trauma of rape by her mother's lover.
Maya Angelou's Autobiography Series Order. Below is the recommended reading order.1. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Book2. Gather Together in My Name Book3. Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas Book4. The Heart of a Woman Book5. All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes Book6. A Song Flung Up to Heaven Book7. Mom & Me & Mom Book
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