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One World/Ballantine
March 2006
On Sale: February 28, 2006
336 pages
ISBN: 0345456106
EAN: 9780345456106
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Fiction | Multicultural African-American
Catherine Sanderson seems to have it all: a fulfilling career helping immigrant women find jobs, a lovely home, and a beautiful, intelligent daughter on her way to Smith College. What Catherine doesnβt have: a father for her childβ and sheβs spent many years dodging her daughterβs questions about it. Now Phoebe is old enough to start poking around on her own. It doesnβt help matters that the mystery man, B.J. Johnsonβthe only man Catherine has ever lovedβdoesnβt even know about Phoebe. Heβs been living in Africa.
Now B.J., a renowned newspaper correspondent, is back in town and needs Catherineβs help cracking a story about a female slavery ring operating right on the streets of Atlanta. Catherine is eager to help B.J., despite her heartβs uncertainty over meeting him again after so long, and confessing the truth to himβand their daughter.
Meanwhile, Catherineβs hands are more than full since sheβs taken on a new client. Atlantaβs legendary Miss Mandevilleβa housekeeper turned tycoonβis eager to have Catherine staff her housekeeping business. But why are the steely Miss Mandeville and her all-too-slick sidekick Sam so interested in Catherineβs connection to B.J.? What transpires is an explosive story that takes her worldβnot to mention the entire city of Atlantaβby storm.
From the New York Times bestselling author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day . . . comes another fast-paced and emotionally resonant novel, by turns warm and funny, serious and raw. Pearl Cleageβs ability to create a gripping story centered on strong, spirited black women and the important issues they face remains unrivaled.
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