The Heart of a Woman

Written by Maya Angelou

Part of the Maya Angelou's Autobiography series

A woman's journey through love, art, and activism reshapes her life and her son's future.

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352 pages· 870L

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Maya Angelou embarks on a transformative journey from California to New York with her son, Guy. Immersed in the vibrant world of black artists, she finds her voice and joins the fight for equality. Her personal life takes a dramatic turn when she falls for a South African freedom fighter, leading her to London and Cairo. Amidst encounters with icons like Billie Holiday and Malcolm X, Maya navigates the challenges of motherhood and activism, as her son matures into manhood. What new paths will this journey unveil for them both?

From the publisher

In The Heart of a Woman, Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to move to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists and writers, reads her work at the Harlem Writers Guild, and begins to take part in the struggle of black Americans for their rightful place in the world. In the meantime, her personal life takes an unexpected turn. She leaves the bail bondsman she was intending to marry after falling in love with a South African freedom fighter, travels with him to London and Cairo, where she discovers new opportunities. The Heart of a Woman is filled with unforgettable vignettes of such renowned people as Billie Holiday and Malcom X, but perhaps most importantly chronicles the joys and the burdens of a black mother in America and how the son she has cherished so intensely and worked for so devotedly finally grows to be a man.

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