This is the now famous book by the poet Maya Angelou, her 1965 autobiography, the first of 7 books. The book describes Maya and her older brothers early life, her rape at 8 and becoming a mother at 16. How she over came rape, racism, and a disjointed childhood to graduate from high school. Subsequent books cover her later life, but this is her most famous. Not all of us had finished reading it, it's funny how the story is so well known but we hadn't read the book, it seems that the themes have leached into popular culture and we know the story. As you would expect from a poet the prose is lyrical and descriptive, but at times feels dated,
Words used to describe it:
Illuminating, not what I thought, expecting more, beautifully written but
Marks out of 10
Between 6 - 7
Next Book
Black Water by Louise Doughty
Next Meeting
Tuesday 13 March at the Haven, Effie Rd, Fulham, London SW6 1TB
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