Singin' & Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

<p><b>A memoir about motherhood and music from the bestselling author of <i>I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS</i></b><br><b><br>''A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman'' BARACK OBAMA</b><br><br>Maya Angelou''s seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a black woman she has known discrimination and extreme poverty, but also hope, joy, achievement and celebration. <br><br>In her third marvellous volume, music and her son are the focus of Maya Angelou''s life. She is on the edge of a new world: marriage, show business and a triumphant tour of <i>Porgy and Bess</i>.<br><br><b>''She moved through the world with unshakeable calm, confidence and a fierce grace . . . She will always be the rainbow in my clouds'' OPRAH WINFREY<br><br>''She was important in so many ways. She launched African American women writing in the United States. She was generous to a f