Babylon Sisters: A Novel - Tapa blanda

Praise for Pearl Cleage and Babylon Sisters

"Pearl Cleage's wonderful new novel, Babylon Sisters, shows a writer at the top of her game, managing to weave together the eternal dance of mothers and daughters, a timeless love story, rich friendships, and international politics into a fast-paced Atlanta saga with an unforgettable villain and a thrilling climax that leave us cheering. Pearl has once again given us a book filled with folks who are so real, we think we know them, or wish we did."
-e. lynn harris, author of Since I Lost My Baby

"Babylon Sisters' funny, feminine, fabulous voice sings a story of history, family, love and redemption. Cleage's ability to make the personal political and the political personal triumphs once again! Nestled in this beautifully written ode to love-of child, friends, men, and self -is a call to political activism and empowerment."
-Jill Nelson, author of Sexual Healing

"You'll love this savvy love story in which Pearl Cleage returns to Atlanta and the West End community and nails it! Cleage knows her city. She knows her community. She knows her people. Pearl Cleage knows her stuff!"
-Tina McElroy Ansa, author of You Know Better and The Hand I Fan With

"Babylon Sisters is a delectable feast! Pearl Cleage's people are my people. Their world of problems is complex and radiant, covering a wide spectrum of contemporary political and cultural issues. Cleage writes with the intelligence of a master storyteller and her underlying humor keeps our spirits high. Like flower petals swept into the sky by a warm wind, Babylon Sisters carried me away from all worries, reminding me that great writing changes your life."
-Deborah Santana, author of Space Between the Stars

"Cleage writes with amazing grace and killer instinct."
-The New York Times

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. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.