Letter To My Daughter

Letter To My Daughter

By Maya Angelou

Pages

142

Rating

4.09

Year

1987

EssaysMemoirPoetryBiographyFeminismNonfiction

Description

A collection of wisdom and life lessons, from the beloved author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told in her own inimitable style, this book transcends genres: it's part guidebook, part memoir, part poetry — and pure delight.

Endorsements

'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' — Barack Obama

'She moved through the world with unshakeable calm, confidence and a fierce grace... She will always be the rainbow in my clouds' — Oprah Winfrey

'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' — Toni Morrison

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