Mom & me & mom

Description:

In this book, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away, and unearths the well of emotions she experienced long afterward as a result. For the first time, she reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence, a presence absent during much of the author's early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old Maya and her older brother away from their California home to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Their reunion a decade later began a story that has never before been told.

subjects: Family,  Entertainers,  American Authors,  African American authors,  Biography,  African Americans,  African American women authors,  American Women authors,  African American women,  Women entertainers,  nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2013-04-21,  New York Times bestseller,  Angelou, maya, 1928-2014,  Authors, biography,  Entertainers, united states,  Families,  Mother-daughter relationship

People: Maya Angelou

Places: United States

Times: 20th century