Gather Together in My Name

Maya Angelou

Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou is the second installment of her autobiographical series. A newly teenage mother, Maya is ready to navigate this big world behind her. Leaving home at the young age of 16 going from job to job, a cook, a chef, a pimp, and a prostitute she soon discovers that adulting is no joke. Determine to find her way in this world, she goes on a quest to find her true meaning in life only to discover trouble ahead.

Not knowing where to land, men becomes her refugee which leads her to a path of destruction. Wanting a better life for her son and herself, Maya seeks advice from the one person that knows her best, her mother. Realizing that she has so much more to offer to people and herself, Maya begins her healing journey towards a life that will lead to an extraordinary path and eventually and extraordinary life. This autobiography delves into a journey of finding your true authentic self. A journey of healing, spirituality, love, and motherhood. Maya Angelou has become a teacher many generations and her legacy continues today.