Letter to my daughter / Maya Angelou.

Summary:

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. Whether she is recalling such lost friends as Coretta Scott King and Ossie Davis, extolling honesty, decrying vulgarity, explaining why becoming a Christian is a "lifelong endeavor," or simply singing the praises of a meal of red rice--Maya Angelou writes from the heart to millions of women she considers her extended family.

Record details

ISBN: 9781400066124
ISBN: 1400066123
ISBN: 9780812980035
ISBN: 0812980034
Physical Description: xii, 166 pages ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York : Random House, 2008.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Home -- Philanthropy -- Revelations -- Giving birth -- Accident, coincident, or answered prayer -- To tell the truth -- Vulgarity -- Violence -- Mother's long view -- Morocco -- Porgy and Bess -- Bob & Decca -- Celia Cruz -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Senegal -- The eternal silver screen -- In self-defense -- Mrs. Coretta Scott King -- Condolences -- In the valley of humility -- National spirit -- Reclaiming Southern roots -- Surviving -- Salute to older lovers -- Commencement address -- Poetry -- Mt. Zion -- Keep the faith.

Awards Note:

Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award, 2009.