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I read "Why the Caged Bird Sings" YEARS ago and really enjoyed it so was happy to see this short follow-up memoir by Angelou available in audio on the Libby App. It was a pretty short book and focused on Angelou's relationship with her mother. While I didn't find this as strong as "caged bird" I am glad that I read and I can see the love and respect that Maya has for her mother.
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In these trying times, we all need a little Maya Angelou. This is a lovely book/memoir of Maya and her relationship with her mother. We see where she gets her independence, her spirit and her drive. The two women have a prickly relationship when maya is young - her mother Vivian send her to live with her paternal grandmother when she was very young. Maya lives with her mother later, when she turns 13. Vivian is fiesty, to put it mildly and always there for her daughter. I loved this book - it re
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Feb 06, 2016
Rachel Stevens
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it was amazing
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May 30, 2022
Adrienne
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liked it
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