A review by booksrockcal
Reclaiming Her Time: The Power of Maxine Waters by Helena Andrews-Dyer

challenging funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Maxine Waters is a Los Angeles congresswoman who has been part of my life as an Angeleno for as long as I can remember. I was always aware of her but didn’t know much about her. I saw R. Eric Thomas at a book festival in Palm Springs and a book on Waters was listed among his works but it was not for sale. I asked why- he said it was not one of the more popular of his books. I checked it out of then library and enjoyed immensely reading about Waters. Her back story was at once unfamiliar because I didn’t know about it but familiar because her life is tied so closely to the history of Los Angeles in the last 40-50 years. A great account of her life, her passions, and her legacy told with skill and humor.