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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This book was very engaging. It's an autobiographical account of Maya Angelou's life from late adolescence through her early 30's (the time her son was growing up). She has led a very interesting life and it made for some exciting and gripping reading. Also, because she is a poet she tends to choose her words very carefully and mindfully. (  )andersonden | Nov 29, 2008 |   Just finished this book and thought it was great, but I wouldn't read it unless you've already read the previous three. (  )earthfriendly | Oct 14, 2007 | An interesting read, although not something I can say that I enjoyed reading. But moving. More autobiography by Angelou, in which she moves herself and her son to New York, in search of a more meaningful life. ( )herebedragons | Feb 5, 2007 | A book that follows another Chapter of Maya Angelou's life. I enjoyed this one but not as much as the "Caged Bird". ( )eargent | Oct 27, 2006 | 0.032 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0375500723, Hardcover)Millions have read Maya Angelou's national bestseller The Heart of a Woman, and now you can hear her fascinating story in the author's own voice. Angelou exposes a turbulent period of her life as she struggles to raise a child, fulfill her goals as a writer, and fight for civil rights in an age of social injustice; Angelou's rich and resonating voice draws the listener into the unexpected details of her life. Working as a nightclub singer in Los Angeles, Angelou decides to move to New York with her son Guy in hopes of building stronger ties with the black art community. In an attempt to find stability for Guy and make a name for herself, her love life takes wild turns. Should she marry the bail bondsman who's as dry as stale bread or run away with the African freedom fighter? Her heart takes her to Africa, where her writing career blossoms but her marriage sours. The Heart of a Woman is filled with beautiful prose and songs; Angelou displays her music talent in several vignettes, most memorably in a scene with Billie Holiday: Angelou is performing at a nightclub when Holiday shrieks, "Stop her, stop her... she sounds like my mama!"(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:57 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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