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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. For Josephine Evans, home was on the stages of the world where she spent thirty years establishing herself as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Josephine was the toast of Europe, and her fabulous apartment in Amsterdam's theater district was a popular gathering place for an international community of artists, actors, and expatriates who considered themselves true citizens of the world. Josephine lived above and beyond the reach of conventional definitions of who and what an African American diva could be, and her legions of loyal fans loved her for it. She had a perfect life and enough sense to live it to the hilt, but then a war she didn't fully understand turned everything upside down, thrusting her into a role she never wanted and was not prepared to play. Suddenly the target of angry protests aimed at the country she had never really felt was her own, Josephine is forced to return to America to see if she can create a new definition of home. Camping out with her granddaughter, Zora, who is housesitting in Atlanta's West End; and trying to avoid the unwanted attentions of Dig It!, the city's brand-new gossip magazine, Josephine struggles to reclaim her old life even as she scrambles to shape her new one. Hoping her friend Howard Denmond is as good as his word when he promises to engineer her triumphant return to the European stage, Josephine sets out to increase her nest egg by selling the house her mother willed her, only to find the long-neglected property has become home to squatters who have no intention of leaving. But an unexpected reunion with an old friend offers Josephine a chance to set things right. Spurning an offer from unscrupulous land developer Greer Woodruff, Josephine gathers new friends around her, including Victor Causey, a lawyer whose addictions left him homeless but still determined to protect his mother; Louie Baptiste, a displaced New Orleans chef hoping to return to the city he loves; and Aretha Hargrove, recovering from her role in the same scandal that sent Zora running for cover. As Greer gets serious about her plan to tear the community apart, Josephine finds herself playing the most important role of her life, showing her neighbors what courage really is and learning the true meaning of coming home.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. After a decade of elegant pleasures and luxe living with the Atlanta brothers and sisters with the best clothes and biggest dreams, Ava Johnson has temporarily returned home to Idlewild--her fabulous career and power plans smashed to bits by cold reality. But what she imagines to be the end is, instead, a beginning. Because, in the ten-plus years since Ava left, all the problems of the big city have come to roost in the sleepy North Michigan community whose ordinariness once drove her away; and she cannot turn her back on friends and family who sorely need her in the face of impending trouble and tragedy. Besides which, that one unthinkable, unmistakable thing is now happening to her: Ava Johnson is falling in love.Acclaimed playwright, essayist, New York Times bestselling author, and columnist Pearl Cleage has created a world rich in character, human drama, and deep, compassionate understanding, in a remarkable novel that sizzles with sensuality, hums with gritty truth, and sings and crackles with life-affirming energy.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. After a decade of elegant pleasures and luxe living with the Atlanta brothers and sisters with the best clothes and biggest dreams, Ava Johnson has temporarily returned home to Idlewild--her fabulous career and power plans smashed to bits by cold reality. But what she imagines to be the end is, instead, a beginning. Because, in the ten-plus years since Ava left, all the problems of the big city have come to roost in the sleepy North Michigan community whose ordinariness once drove her away; and she cannot turn her back on friends and family who sorely need her in the face of impending trouble and tragedy. Besides which, that one unthinkable, unmistakable thing is now happening to her: Ava Johnson is falling in love.Acclaimed playwright, essayist, New York Times bestselling author, and columnist Pearl Cleage has created a world rich in character, human drama, and deep, compassionate understanding, in a remarkable novel that sizzles with sensuality, hums with gritty truth, and sings and crackles with life-affirming energy.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. After a decade of elegant pleasures and luxe living with the Atlanta brothers and sisters with the best clothes and biggest dreams, Ava Johnson has temporarily returned home to Idlewild--her fabulous career and power plans smashed to bits by cold reality. But what she imagines to be the end is, instead, a beginning. Because, in the ten-plus years since Ava left, all the problems of the big city have come to roost in the sleepy North Michigan community whose ordinariness once drove her away; and she cannot turn her back on friends and family who sorely need her in the face of impending trouble and tragedy. Besides which, that one unthinkable, unmistakable thing is now happening to her: Ava Johnson is falling in love.Acclaimed playwright, essayist, New York Times bestselling author, and columnist Pearl Cleage has created a world rich in character, human drama, and deep, compassionate understanding, in a remarkable novel that sizzles with sensuality, hums with gritty truth, and sings and crackles with life-affirming energy.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Pearl Cleage returns with an astonishing tale that is rich in character, deep in sisterhood, and bursting with unexpected love and maybe just a little magic, with the same unique blend of truth and comedy that made her debut novel, What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, a huge bestseller.Regina Burns is a lady on the verge of a mental breakdown or an overdue breakthrough, depending on the time of day. One shattered heart and six months in treatment have left her apprehensive and shell-shocked, especially with the potential of taking a temporary consulting position in Atlanta, a move that would allow Regina to save the family home that she borrowed against when she was a stomp down heroin fiendHer stomp down dope junkieComing to Atlanta is a major risk because she lost track of who she was and what she wanted the last time she was there. There's also a lot of emotional baggage with her new boss, Beth Davis. Can she truly forgive Beth for canceling her wedding plans on New Year's Eve because she didn't think Regina was good enough to marry her son? Meanwhile, Regina's wise Aunt Abbie has warned her to be on the watch for a handsome stranger with the sea in his eyes who has a bone to pick and a promise to fulfill. Then a blue-eyed brother arrives on the streets of Afro-Atlanta, wearing a black cashmere overcoat, flashing a dazzling smile, and extending a helping hand when Regina needs it mostBut between falling for Blue Hamilton and dealing with her visionary Aunt Abbie, Regina finds herselfSome Things I Never Thought I'd Do exchanges hope, love, and laughter like a chat with a dear friend. As always, it is Pearl Cleage's fascinating characters and gift for dialogue that will earn this intriguing new novel a place in the hearts of her increasing family of readers.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Pearl Cleage returns with an astonishing tale that is rich in character, deep in sisterhood, and bursting with unexpected love and maybe just a little magic, with the same unique blend of truth and comedy that made her debut novel, What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, a huge bestseller.Regina Burns is a lady on the verge of a mental breakdown or an overdue breakthrough, depending on the time of day. One shattered heart and six months in treatment have left her apprehensive and shell-shocked, especially with the potential of taking a temporary consulting position in Atlanta, a move that would allow Regina to save the family home that she borrowed against when she was a stomp down heroin fiendHer stomp down dope junkieComing to Atlanta is a major risk because she lost track of who she was and what she wanted the last time she was there. There's also a lot of emotional baggage with her new boss, Beth Davis. Can she truly forgive Beth for canceling her wedding plans on New Year's Eve because she didn't think Regina was good enough to marry her son? Meanwhile, Regina's wise Aunt Abbie has warned her to be on the watch for a handsome stranger with the sea in his eyes who has a bone to pick and a promise to fulfill. Then a blue-eyed brother arrives on the streets of Afro-Atlanta, wearing a black cashmere overcoat, flashing a dazzling smile, and extending a helping hand when Regina needs it mostBut between falling for Blue Hamilton and dealing with her visionary Aunt Abbie, Regina finds herselfSome Things I Never Thought I'd Do exchanges hope, love, and laughter like a chat with a dear friend. As always, it is Pearl Cleage's fascinating characters and gift for dialogue that will earn this intriguing new novel a place in the hearts of her increasing family of readers. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. Pearl Cleage returns with an astonishing tale that is rich in character, deep in sisterhood, and bursting with unexpected love and maybe just a little magic, with the same unique blend of truth and comedy that made her debut novel, What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, a huge bestseller.Regina Burns is a lady on the verge of a mental breakdown or an overdue breakthrough, depending on the time of day. One shattered heart and six months in treatment have left her apprehensive and shell-shocked, especially with the potential of taking a temporary consulting position in Atlanta, a move that would allow Regina to save the family home that she borrowed against when she was a stomp down heroin fiendHer stomp down dope junkieComing to Atlanta is a major risk because she lost track of who she was and what she wanted the last time she was there. There's also a lot of emotional baggage with her new boss, Beth Davis. Can she truly forgive Beth for canceling her wedding plans on New Year's Eve because she didn't think Regina was good enough to marry her son? Meanwhile, Regina's wise Aunt Abbie has warned her to be on the watch for a handsome stranger with the sea in his eyes who has a bone to pick and a promise to fulfill. Then a blue-eyed brother arrives on the streets of Afro-Atlanta, wearing a black cashmere overcoat, flashing a dazzling smile, and extending a helping hand when Regina needs it mostBut between falling for Blue Hamilton and dealing with her visionary Aunt Abbie, Regina finds herselfSome Things I Never Thought I'd Do exchanges hope, love, and laughter like a chat with a dear friend. As always, it is Pearl Cleage's fascinating characters and gift for dialogue that will earn this intriguing new novel a place in the hearts of her increasing family of readers. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. After a decade of elegant pleasures and luxe living with the Atlanta brothers and sisters with the best clothes and biggest dreams, Ava Johnson has temporarily returned home to Idlewild--her fabulous career and power plans smashed to bits by cold reality. But what she imagines to be the end is, instead, a beginning. Because, in the ten-plus years since Ava left, all the problems of the big city have come to roost in the sleepy North Michigan community whose ordinariness once drove her away; and she cannot turn her back on friends and family who sorely need her in the face of impending trouble and tragedy. Besides which, that one unthinkable, unmistakable thing is now happening to her: Ava Johnson is falling in love. Acclaimed playwright, essayist, New York Times bestselling author, and columnist Pearl Cleage has created a world rich in character, human drama, and deep, compassionate understanding, in a remarkable novel that sizzles with sensuality, hums with gritty truth, and sings and crackles with life-affirming energy.…

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Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: One World/Ballantine Pub Date: 8/26/2003 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 274 first edition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Joyce Mitchell was widowed far too young when her beloved husband, Mitch, died in a tragic accident five years ago. Since then she's kept her hands full and her mind and heart occupied by running The Sewing Circus, an all-girl group she founded to provide badly needed services like day care and job counseling to young women, many of whom are single mothers. More important, The Circus is a place for lively, wide-ranging, heart-to-heart discussions that will help members grow into what Joyce likes to call "twenty-first-century free women." All in all, Joyce has a full and rich life. She has her work, her family, her friends, and her town. But there are some nights when she crawls into bed alone and has to admit that something is missing. What she doesn't have is that red dress she keeps dreaming about or a social life that would accommodate it even if she braved the mail and bought one. To further complicate matters, she may not have The Sewing Circus much longer, as the state legislature has decided not to fund the group's vital but hard-todefine work with young women who are too often regarded as problems rather than possibilities. Feeling defeated and pessimistic, Joyce reluctantly agrees to keep a date for dinner at the home of her best friend, Sister -- a reverend like no other-and finds not only a perfect meal but a tall, dark stranger named Nate Anderson. Nate has just joined the administration at the high school and his unexpected presence in Idlewild touches a chord in Joyce that she thought her heart had forgotten how to play. Nate feels the same immediate connection, but both have enough experience with broken hearts to take it real slow. Besides, they've got too much work to do to concentrate on falling in love. But life moves at its own pace, and as Sister says, "if you want to make God laugh, make plans." Particularly when it comes to matters of the heart. Joyce decides the trick is to stay focused and to remember that nothing is as sexy as the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, especially if you tell it while you're wearing a perfect red dress.…