* Succinct pieces of prose - unique lessons in living from one of our best-loved writers, Maya Angelou
'The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou. Here she writes about family, argues for spirit and grace, insists on the importance of laughter and style and reflects on brutality and crime.
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- Succinct pieces of prose - unique lessons in living from one of our best-loved writers, Maya Angelou
'The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou. Here she writes about family, argues for spirit and grace, insists on the importance of laughter and style and reflects on brutality and crime.
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The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou, bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS and one of our best-loved writers. Here she writes about family, argues for spirit and grace, insists on the importance of laughter and style and reflects on brutality and crime. She has the courage to say the unfashionable: 'virtue, purity, temperance, goodness, worth or even moderation...we must return them to a vigorous role in our lives', and the wit to call for them with humour. As lessons in living, they are a unique inspiration.
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“She has the knack of guiding us along the seamier side of life while making us feel refreshed and restored like a terrific gospel blues singer”
'' GUARDIAN
About the Author
Born in 1928 in Missouri, Maya Angelou has been a waitress, singer, dancer, acticist and actress. Her five volumes of autobiography and complete poetry collection are published by Virago.
The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou, bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS and one of our best-loved writers. Here she writes about family, argues for spirit and grace, insists on the importance of laughter and style and reflects on brutality and crime. She has the courage to say the unfashionable: 'virtue, purity, temperance, goodness, worth or even moderation...we must return them to a vigorous role in our lives', and the wit to call for them with humour. As lessons in living, they are a unique inspiration.
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