Overview

In this third self-contained volume of her autobiography, which began with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou moves into the adult world. Maya struggles to support herself and her son through a series of odd jobs and weathers a failed marriage to a white man before landing a gig singing in one of the most popular nightclubs on the San Francisco coast. From there, she is called to New York to join the cast of Porgy and Bess. Maya soon finds herself on a joyous and dramatic adventure, touring abroad through Italy, France, Greece, Yugoslavia, and Egypt with spirited cast members, and performing for large, enthusiastic audiences. The exciting experience is dampened only by Maya’s nagging guilt that she has abandoned the person she loves most in life, her son, whose reentrance into her world reveals to Maya the healing power of devotion and love. Charged with Maya Angelou’s remarkable sense of life and love, Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas is a unique celebration of the human condition–and an enthralling saga that has touched, inspired, and empowered readers worldwide.

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The buoyant, gifted Maya Angelou continues her autobiography. . . . Both her joy and her despair have twice as much impact as most people's. <br> -New York <br> Angelou may be one of the best hunters of the heart, one of the best to explore the insides of folks, black or white, and find what moves them, what makes them real and tangible to themselves and others. <br> -The Christian Science Monitor<br> <br> Angelou is a sharp observer and commentator on culture. . . . [Her book is] filled with penetrating observations about the people she encounters. <br> -Chicago Tribune Book World <br> Honest, funny and heartwarming . . . The strength of the book is Angelou's lyrical writing . . . a God-given gift. <br> -The Washington Star <br> Angelou is one of the geniuses of the Afro-American serial autobiography. <br> -The New York Times

The buoyant, gifted Maya Angelou continues her autobiography. . . . Both her joy and her despair have twice as much impact as most people's. -New York Angelou may be one of the best hunters of the heart, one of the best to explore the insides of folks, black or white, and find what moves them, what makes them real and tangible to themselves and others. -The Christian Science Monitor Angelou is a sharp observer and commentator on culture. . . . [Her book is] filled with penetrating observations about the people she encounters. -Chicago Tribune Book World Honest, funny and heartwarming . . . The strength of the book is Angelou's lyrical writing . . . a God-given gift. -The Washington Star Angelou is one of the geniuses of the Afro-American serial autobiography. -The New York Times The buoyant, gifted Maya Angelou continues her autobiography. . . . Both her joy and her despair have twice as much impact as most people s. New York Angelou may be one of the best hunters of the heart, one of the best to explore the insides of folks, black or white, and find what moves them, what makes them real and tangible to themselves and others. The Christian Science Monitor Angelou is a sharp observer and commentator on culture. . . . [Her book is] filled with penetrating observations about the people she encounters. Chicago Tribune Book World Honest, funny and heartwarming . . . The strength of the book is Angelou s lyrical writing . . . a God-given gift. The Washington Star Angelou is one of the geniuses of the Afro-American serial autobiography. The New York Times I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 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 Gather Together in My Name Gather Together in My Name is part of a select body of literature that includes The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land, and Ernest J. Gaines's The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Maya Angelou regards the world and herself with intelligence and wit; she records the events of her life with style and grace. -- William McPherson, The Washington Post Book World Here the 'caged bird' soars, and sings in a voice as rich and funny, passionate and mellow as any writer I know. -- Shana Alexander From the Hardcover edition.

The buoyant, gifted Maya Angelou continues her autobiography. . . . Both her joy and her despair have twice as much impact as most people's. <br> -New York <br><br> Angelou may be one of the best hunters of the heart, one of the best to explore the insides of folks, black or white, and find what moves them, what makes them real and tangible to themselves and others. <br> -The Christian Science Monitor<br> <br> Angelou is a sharp observer and commentator on culture. . . . [Her book is] filled with penetrating observations about the people she encounters. <br> -Chicago Tribune Book World <br><br> Honest, funny and heartwarming . . . The strength of the book is Angelou's lyrical writing . . . a God-given gift. <br> -The Washington Star <br><br> Angelou is one of the geniuses of the Afro-American serial autobiography. <br> -The New York Times

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Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman, she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them Phenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, and Mother. Maya Angelou died in 2014.

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