| The Heart of a Woman Contributor(s): Angelou, Maya (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812980328 ISBN-13: 9780812980325 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & Black |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009290857 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.32" W x 7.96" (0.55 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 19884 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |