in 1920s brooklyn margie graduates from highschool and is filled with youthful optimism determined to rise above the drudgery and poverty of her upbringing margie finds a job at a small business nearby and attempts to escape her overbearing mother and her overworkeddisillusioned father before long she meets frankie malone a poor brooklynite like herself and the two fall headlong into courtship and marriage despite differences between her and frankie and some difficulties in her relationship with her parents margie still hopes that tomorrow will be better maya angelou one of the bestloved authors of our time shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this bestselling spiritual classic this is maya angelou talking from the heart down to earth and real but also inspiring this is a book to treasured a book about being in all ways a woman about living well about the power of the word and about the power do spirituality to move and shape your life passionate lively and lyrical maya angelous latest unforgettable work offers a gem of truth on every page from the paperback edition