The Heart of a Woman
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The Heart of a Woman
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Maya Angelou
About this listen
Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired countless people with the first three volumes of her autobiography, one of the most remarkable personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth volume, The Heart of a Woman, her turbulent life breaks wide open with joy as the singer-dancer enters the razzle-dazzle of fabulous New York City. There, at the Harlem Writers Guild, her love for writing blazes anew.
Her compassion and commitment lead her to respond to the fiery times by becoming the northern coordinator of Martin Luther King's history-making quest. A tempestuous, earthy woman, she promises her heart to one man only to have it stolen, virtually on her wedding day, by a passionate African freedom fighter.
Filled with unforgettable vignettes of famous characters, from Billie Holiday to Malcolm X, The Heart of a Woman sings with Maya Angelou's eloquent prose—her fondest dreams, deepest disappointments, and her dramatically tender relationship with her rebellious teenage son. Vulnerable, humorous, tough, Maya speaks with an intimate awareness of the heart within all of us.
©1981 Caged Bird Legacy, LLC (P)2025 Random House AudioCritic Reviews
"I know that not since the days of my childhood, when people in books were more real than the people one saw every day, have I found myself SO moved."—James Baldwin
"Full of laughter and tears, love and hate, failures and triumphs, and above all, understanding."—John O. Killens