GATHER TOGETHER IN MY NAME

GatherTogetherinMyNamecontinuesMayaAngelou’spersonalstory,begunsounforgettablyinIKnowWhytheCagedBirdSings.ThetimeistheendofWorldWarIIandthereisasenseofoptimismeverywhere.MayaAngelou,stillinherteens,hasgivenbirthtoason.Butthenextfewyearsaredifficultonesasshetriestofindaplaceintheworldforherselfandherchild.Shegoesfromjobtojob–andfrommantoman.Shetriestoreturnhome–backtoStamps,Arkansas–butdiscoversthatsheisnolongerpartofthatworld.ThenMaya’slifetakesadramaticturn,andshefacesnewchallengesandtemptations.Inthissecondvolumeofherpoignantautobiographicalseries,MayaAngeloupowerfullycapturesthestrugglesandtriumphsofherpassionatelifewithdignity,wisdom,humor,andhumanity.