Many of Tina Knowles’ fondest childhood memories are of sitting under a pecan tree as her mother recited the history of their family, stretching back generations. Now, the mother of Beyoncé and Solange has given her own story to the world with “Matriarch: A Memoir,

Tina Knowles, who recently revealed in her new book "Matriarch: A Memoir" that she has been quietly battling breast cancer for the past year, also opened up about her famous daughter, Beyoncé.

In "Matriarch," a memoir from Tina Knowles, the mother to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. "I've always tried to take care of myself. I just… was in disbelief,