IKWtCBS by Maya Angelou p4

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

The town reacted to us as its inhabitants had reacted to all things new before our coming. It regarded us a while without curiosity but with caution, and after we were seen to be harmless (and children) it closed in around us, as a real mother embraces a stranger’s child. Warmly, but not too familiarly.

I’m reading a beat up old copy that I found in a part of my TBR pile I don’t frequently visit. It’s made of books I am not immediately attracted to, but can’t bear to part with. I’m glad I didn’t part with this one too soon.

MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Go see Should Be Reading for more detail.