Maya and her
brother are sent to live with their grandmother in a small Southern town. They feel abandoned as well as prejudice from
the local “poor white trash”. When Maya is eight years old, she moves back in
with her mother in St. Louis and is frequently attacked by a much older man. She
lives with the burden of this trauma for the rest of her life. She eventually builds a life in San Francisco
and through her strong spirit and her eventual love of books, including Shakespeare,
she is allowed to be free rather than imprisoned. This is Maya Angelou’s first
memoir. She does not censor anything and allows the reader to hear the most
honest inner voice of a Black child as well as giving the reader an
understanding of her struggles and hardships in life. This is a fascinating
look into the author’s life and definitely a must read.
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