{"product_id":"9781844089154-mom-and-me-and-mom","title":"Mom and Me and Mom","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time, Maya Angelou - one of America's most celebrated memoirists and poets - shares the deepest personal story of her life: the story of her relationship with her mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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 I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' \u003c\/b\u003eBARACK OBAMA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u0026amp; Me \u0026amp; 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. While Angelou's six autobiographies tell of her out in the world, influencing and learning from statesmen and cultural icons, \u003ci\u003eMom \u0026amp;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMe \u0026amp; Mom \u003c\/i\u003eshares the intimate, emotional story about her own family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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' \u003c\/b\u003eOPRAH WINFREY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\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' \u003c\/b\u003eTONI MORRISON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31847196164193,"sku":"9781844089154","price":7.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29822211.jpg?v=1725782334","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781844089154-mom-and-me-and-mom","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}