false 5160 17 Millions have read Maya Angelou's national bestseller <I>The Heart of a Woman</I>, 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. <I>The Heart of a Woman</I> 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!" 2775653 book 1981 The Heart of a Woman (Oprah's Book Club) total:1671|5:503|4:708|3:385|2:61|1:14| 1671 6638 2323 81 2 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 11:22:16 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 06:09:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 19:08:44 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 19:21:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 25 13:51:57 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 13:54:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 22:50:05 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 15:17:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 10:40:05 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 07:44:50 -0800 2009
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