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 Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
7. prosinec 1948
Pearl Cleageová je autorkou, jejíž díla, ať už beletrie nebo non-fiction, se často zaměřují na průniky feminismu a rasismu, zejména v kontextu života afroamerických žen. Její psaní čerpá ze životních zkušeností a zkušeností komunity, zabývá se tématy jako domácí násilí a znásilnění v černošské komunitě, a to s výrazným ženským pohledem. Cleageová zkoumá témata identity, komunity a společenské spravedlnosti prostřednictvím své silné a poutavé prózy. Její autorský hlas je známý svou upřímností a schopností proniknout k podstatě složitých sociálních problémů.
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.