Matriarch : a memoir

Knowles, Tina 1954- (author.). O'Leary, Kevin Carr, (author.).

Summary: "Tina Knowles, the mother of ... singer-songwriters Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles, and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is known the world over as a Matriarch with a capital M: a determined, self-possessed, self-aware, and wise woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time. But this story is about so much more than that. Matriarch begins with a precocious, if unruly, little girl growing up in 1950s Galveston, the youngest of seven. ... As the realities of race and the limitations of girlhood set in, she begins to dream of the world beyond. Her instincts and impulsive nature drive her far beyond the shores of Texas to discover the life awaiting her on the other side of childhood. That life's journey--through grief and tragedy, creative and romantic risks and turmoil, the nurturing of superstar offspring and of her own special gifts--is the ... story she shares with readers here"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593597408
ISBN: 0593597400
Physical Description: xxii, 407 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : One World, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Oprah's book club"--Jacket.

Formatted Contents Note:

The mother tree -- Prelude: under the pecan tree -- Act one: a daughter. Badass Tenie B ; Galveston ; Weeks island ; Holy rosary ; Claiming our power ; Dreaming within the lines ; Hellhounds on our trail ; Ladies and gentlemen, the Veltones ; An education in liberation ; Before I let go ; Golden hour ; Return of the prodigal daughter ; Into the undercurrent ; The persistence of fate -- Act two: a mother. Bloodline ; Jazz baby ; It goes by fast ; Order my steps ; Headliners ; Parkwood ; "Those little Knowles girls" ; Lessons in survival ; Three girls ; Bread of life ; The loss is the fuel ; Three sisters ; The dolls ; Mother of invention ; Naming their destiny ; A way out of no way ; The style it takes ; Johnny ; New beginnings ; "Tina is the problem" ; Twenty-first-century women ; Eyes lifted to the mountains ; Joy and pain ; Contemporary American landscapes ; In my fashion ; Before and after ; Frenchy's and veuve clicquot ; The distant beat of wings -- Act three: a woman. What becomes of the broken-hearted? ; Soul survivor ; Single in the city ; Get your groove back ; Ready for love ; Louisiana roots ; Tina's angels ; Capri moon ; Cover it with crystals ; Choosing me ; Reading the margins -- Finale: the waves at Malibu.