Oprah Winfrey

It's about perseverance and the wisdom that is passed down through generations, especially from mother to daughter. It's called Matriarch. And we have the matriarch, Miss Tina Nose. First of all, I was saying this to your editor, that this is a beautiful book. Talking about you can't judge a book by cover.

Well, you know, you are obviously one of the most recognizable and beloved mothers. So it is no surprise to me that this book hit number one on Amazon charts the moment it was announced. Matriarch is the perfect title for your story. Why were you ready to share it now?

Well, you know, you are obviously one of the most recognizable and beloved mothers. So it is no surprise to me that this book hit number one on Amazon charts the moment it was announced. Matriarch is the perfect title for your story. Why were you ready to share it now?

Well, you know, you are obviously one of the most recognizable and beloved mothers. So it is no surprise to me that this book hit number one on Amazon charts the moment it was announced. Matriarch is the perfect title for your story. Why were you ready to share it now?

Well, one of the things that I thought you did that was so admirable in Matriarch is that you tell your story, and we are fully engaged in your story, and all the people that are in your life, obviously, your ex-husband, and... ex-husbands, and your two very famous daughters, but you also don't expose their lives in a way that it feels invasive to them.

Well, one of the things that I thought you did that was so admirable in Matriarch is that you tell your story, and we are fully engaged in your story, and all the people that are in your life, obviously, your ex-husband, and... ex-husbands, and your two very famous daughters, but you also don't expose their lives in a way that it feels invasive to them.

Well, one of the things that I thought you did that was so admirable in Matriarch is that you tell your story, and we are fully engaged in your story, and all the people that are in your life, obviously, your ex-husband, and... ex-husbands, and your two very famous daughters, but you also don't expose their lives in a way that it feels invasive to them.

You come away with a great sense of how, first of all, you all got to be who you are. And in Matriarch, you tell us about the mothers that came before you, and I want to list them. You are the daughter of Agnes. Mm-hmm. and the granddaughter of Odelia, the great-granddaughter of Celestine, which was your original name, who had 10 children by her slave owner.

You come away with a great sense of how, first of all, you all got to be who you are. And in Matriarch, you tell us about the mothers that came before you, and I want to list them. You are the daughter of Agnes. Mm-hmm. and the granddaughter of Odelia, the great-granddaughter of Celestine, which was your original name, who had 10 children by her slave owner.

You come away with a great sense of how, first of all, you all got to be who you are. And in Matriarch, you tell us about the mothers that came before you, and I want to list them. You are the daughter of Agnes. Mm-hmm. and the granddaughter of Odelia, the great-granddaughter of Celestine, which was your original name, who had 10 children by her slave owner.

and the great-great-granddaughter of Rosalie, who was also an enslaved woman. And one of the most sacred things that Maya Angelou had shared in one of her poems called Grandmothers, she says, I come as one, but I stand as 10,000. And in this book, Matriarch, we get to see how you came as yourself,

and the great-great-granddaughter of Rosalie, who was also an enslaved woman. And one of the most sacred things that Maya Angelou had shared in one of her poems called Grandmothers, she says, I come as one, but I stand as 10,000. And in this book, Matriarch, we get to see how you came as yourself,

and the great-great-granddaughter of Rosalie, who was also an enslaved woman. And one of the most sacred things that Maya Angelou had shared in one of her poems called Grandmothers, she says, I come as one, but I stand as 10,000. And in this book, Matriarch, we get to see how you came as yourself,

as this fearless woman, but of all the people, particularly the matriarchs behind you, that allowed you to stand. How were you able to discover so much about the matriarchs in your family?

as this fearless woman, but of all the people, particularly the matriarchs behind you, that allowed you to stand. How were you able to discover so much about the matriarchs in your family?

as this fearless woman, but of all the people, particularly the matriarchs behind you, that allowed you to stand. How were you able to discover so much about the matriarchs in your family?

Well, I have to say that the story that your mother and father were from Weeks Island, Louisiana, your father worked in a salt mine making $9 a week. Your parents' story was so harrowing. I've been... Anytime I ask anybody, I would start talking about this book and I would say... And you got to hear the story about her parents.

Well, I have to say that the story that your mother and father were from Weeks Island, Louisiana, your father worked in a salt mine making $9 a week. Your parents' story was so harrowing. I've been... Anytime I ask anybody, I would start talking about this book and I would say... And you got to hear the story about her parents.

Well, I have to say that the story that your mother and father were from Weeks Island, Louisiana, your father worked in a salt mine making $9 a week. Your parents' story was so harrowing. I've been... Anytime I ask anybody, I would start talking about this book and I would say... And you got to hear the story about her parents.

Can you tell us about your father going to the mine that day and your father and another man, because they were the lowest on the totem pole in the work order, were carrying the dynamite and there was an explosion. And your father was in the explosion and the parts of the mine crumpled completely. And they weren't going to dig for anybody.