TY - BOOK AB - In this book, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away, and unearths the well of emotions she experienced long afterward as a result. For the first time, she reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence, a presence absent during much of the author's early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old Maya and her older brother away from their California home to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Their reunion a decade later began a story that has never before been told. AU - Angelou, Maya. CN - PS3551.N464 CN - PS3551.N464 CY - New York : DA - c2013. ET - 1st ed. ID - 456651 KW - Authors, American KW - Entertainers KW - African American authors N2 - In this book, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away, and unearths the well of emotions she experienced long afterward as a result. For the first time, she reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence, a presence absent during much of the author's early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old Maya and her older brother away from their California home to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Their reunion a decade later began a story that has never before been told. PB - Random House, PP - New York : PY - c2013. SN - 9781400066117 SN - 1400066115 T1 - Mom & me & mom / TI - Mom & me & mom / ER -