{"product_id":"9780349017129","title":"Mom and Me and Mom","description":"Author: Maya Angelou\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349017129\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Apr 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'In the first decade of the twentieth century, it was not a good time to be born black, or woman, in America.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins this stunning portrait of Vivian Baxter Johnson: the first black woman officer in the Merchant Marines, purveyor of a gambling business and rooming house, and mother to Maya Angelou, beloved and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SING\u003c\/i\u003eS.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' BARACK OBAMA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnyone who's read the classic, \u003ci\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e, knows Maya Angelou was raised by her paternal grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. In \u003ci\u003eMom and Me and Mom\u003c\/i\u003e, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away and unearths the well of emotions Angelou experienced long afterward as a result. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Angelou's first six autobiographies reveal about her out in the world, influencing and learning from statesmen and cultural icons, her final autobiography and conclusion to the series, \u003ci\u003eMom and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMe and Mom, \u003c\/i\u003eshares the intimate, emotional story about her own family.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She moved through the world with unshakeable calm, confidence and a fierce grace . . . She will always be the rainbow in my clouds' OPRAH WINFREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'She was important in so many ways. She launched African American women writing in the United States. She was generous to a fault. She had nineteen talents - used ten. And was a real original. There is no duplicate' TONI MORRISON","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491596357790,"sku":"ADS-9780349017129","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349017129.jpg?v=1770594703","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349017129","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}