Enjoying an unusually close relationship with her daughter, Phoebe, Catherine Sanderson has kept only one secret--the identity of Phoebe's father--until Phoebe embarks on her own search for her paternity, bringing her real father, B. J., an investigative reporter working on a story involving Catherine's newest client, back into their lives. 50,000 first printing.
Pearl Cleage Libros
7 de diciembre de 1948
Pearl Cleage es una autora cuyas obras, tanto de ficción como de no ficción, a menudo profundizan en las intersecciones del feminismo y el racismo, particularmente en el contexto de la vida de las mujeres afroamericanas. Su escritura se basa en gran medida en experiencias personales y narrativas comunitarias, abordando temas como la violencia doméstica y la violación dentro de la comunidad negra con una perspectiva distintivamente feminista. Cleage explora temas de identidad, comunidad y justicia social a través de su prosa poderosa y cautivadora. Su voz autoral es reconocida por su franqueza y su capacidad para llegar al corazón de complejos problemas sociales.
Ava Johnson has had a decade of wild living in Atlanta and now she¿s returning to her home town of Idylwild in Michigan, her fabulous career plans in tatters. Ava is certain that Idylwild is the end of the road for her, but instead it turns out to be a new beginning. She falls for Eddie, a tough, but tai-chi-practising, Vietnam veteran; she rediscovers her relationship with her recently widowed sister Joyce; she supports the town¿s teenage mothers. But Ava also makes enemies. The Reverend and his formidable wife seem determined to drive her out of town. But what secrets are they hiding? Pearl Cleage¿s debut novel is a truly engaging, universal story, and her sparkling voice combines compassion, honesty and warm humour.