Racism, sexual assault and abandonment sends little Maya into a shell that took years for her to crack and find her voice. This is the first of a three-book autobiographical series written by one of the greatest minds of our time. Maya Angelou is honest and raw and for any young girl who has experienced trauma, this could be a blessing. For any young person who hasn’t, it is an eye-opener to the possibilities of life.
Here is what Ms. Angelou had to say about the power of her book in one of the last interviews with the icon:
A former sports and news reporter with the New York Daily News for 16 years, Karen served four of those years on the editorial board of The News, where she was a member of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize- and Polk Award-winning teams. She was also the paper’s first African-American female news columnist. As the head of Karen Hunter Books (KHB), an imprint with Simon & Schuster, Karen has published No. 1 New York Times bestseller True You by pop icon Janet Jackson, New York Times bestselling Kris Jenner and All Things Kardashian by Kris Jenner
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