Matriarch: Oprah's Book Club
A Memoir
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4.8 • 185 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A glorious chronicle of a life like none other—enlightening, entertaining, surprising, empowering—and a testament to the world-changing power of Black motherhood
“A beautiful and brave story of strong women, fierce mothering, and the power of continued evolution.”—Michelle Obama
“A fascinating memoir of Tina Knowles’s journey to become the global figure she is today.”—Oprah Winfrey
“Told in rich color with flourishes so detailed . . . they conjure a fully realized world the reader can inhabit.”—The Washington Post
Here is a page-turning chronicle of family love and heartbreak, loss and perseverance, and the kind of creativity, audacity, and will it takes for a girl from Galveston to change the world. Matriarch is one brilliant woman’s intimate and revealing story, and a multigenerational family saga that carries within it the story of America—and the wisdom that women pass on to each other, mothers to daughters, across generations.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
If you’ve ever wondered where Beyoncé and Solange Knowles get their strength, the answer can be found in this memoir by their mother. Through lush language and evocative detail, Tina Knowles invites us into the memories that forged her identity as a Black woman. Her childhood in Galveston, Texas, includes everything from the innocent joy of playing with her beloved cousin Johnny to her parents losing everything after being targeted by union busters to trying to wrap her five-year-old mind around what segregation was and why it was hurting her family. And as the years go on, the dots in Tina’s stories connect. After tragically losing his life partner, Johnny moves in with the Knowles to help run their household when they need it most. As Tina raises her daughters with middle-class privileges she never had, she recalls the empathetic lessons she learned through those Galveston days of hardship. And most impressively, she finds a way to teach them. Matriarch is a testament to the enduring power of resilience, love, and the hard-won wisdom passed down through generations.
Customer Reviews
{A*} Star Book
I loved the entirety, the storyline… All being real; and really, the bursts that makes some entertainment have a filibuster in a thrill to know that some people go through more than I can imagine without idiocy of the fact that they’re loved by so many people. I guess this woman went through such a walk of life that her vision made an impact and she was so beautiful as the mother that can mix in and win along the way. I didn’t like that she had to be alone for how long and what not, I took to know that her varied formation to the stars was and is now my hope of her special charisma that I found in this readers awakened coaster. I have fun in this read and would recommend the based title when in memory of why I came to go for it. The Mami town that knows around, you go girl!
A revelation
I learned so much from Ms Tina. I read the book looking to learn more about Beyoncé and her background, which I did but the book is much more than that. It has taught me to love myself, trust God and be fearless in everything you do. Do things you feel may not work. But with the support of people you love anything is possible. It’s a great body of work with excellent story telling and good for book clubs.
Ms Tina is a great storyteller
I felt like I was there with her during her stories. I felt like I could see everything happening. I loved that she referenced the music that was being played during certain times. I would look up the songs and play them as I read the chapter, it really put me in that place and time she described. Overall, I think this was a great book.