![]() ![]() Eventually, Maya and Bailey followed their mother to California. ![]() Thereafter Maya refused to speak, except to the person closest to her, Bailey. Louis and the Most Beautiful Mother in the World ended in tragedy - rape. But as the awful, unfathomable mystery of prejudice intruded, so did the unexpected joy of a surprise visit by Daddy, the sinful joy of going to Church, the disappointments of a Depression Christmas.Ī visit to St. But then came the intruders - first in the form of taunting poorwhite children who were bested only by the grandmother's dignity. The Store was a microcosm of life: its orderly pattern was a comfort, even among the meanest frustrations. White people were more than strangers - they were from another planet. Their early world revolved around this remarkable woman and the Store she ran for the black community. As little children they were sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. She was born Marguerite, but her brother Bailey nicknamed her Maya ("mine"). ![]()
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