Maya Angelou is one of the main American writers and poets of the 20th century. Her book, Letter to My Daughter, transcends genres and is a message to the millions of women she considers her daughters. Full of insightful, captivating essays, this book chronicles the journey that brought Angela to the pedestal of American literature: the life lessons learned and the strength of spirit; about being raised by a grandmother in the southern United States; about experiences of violence; about religion; about the experience of sex without love, which paradoxically left her with the greatest gift - a son.