The subsequent feelings of abandonment stayed with Angelou for years, but their reunion, a decade later, began a story that has never before been told.
When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old Maya and her older brother away from their California home to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas.
But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother.įor the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence-a presence absent during much of Angelou’s early life. The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies.
