Babylon Sisters

Name: Babylon Sisters
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Pearl Cleage
ISBN: 9781602831476

Author: Pearl Cleage

Narrator: Pearl Cleage

Unabridged: 8 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 07/15/2008

Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Women, Romance, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Catherine Sanderson and her daughter, Phoebe, have always been as close as a mother and daughter could be, except for one secret between them: the identity of Phoebe's father. Catherine, busy working with refugee and immigrant women through her small firm, Babylon Sisters, has taken on a powerful new client. She doesn't have much time for Phoebe's complicated questions of paternity—that is, until Phoebe's real father, B. J., a renowned investigative reporter, shows up in town to work on a story connected to Catherine. Now she must finally reveal the truth she's been withholding from Phoebe for eighteen years, bringing them all together in ways they never could have imagined.

About Pearl Cleage

Pearl Cleage is an award-winning playwright whose play Flyin’ West was the most-produced new play in the country in 1994 and a bestselling author whose novels include What Looks like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, I Wish I Had a Red Dress, Some Things I Never Thought I’d Do, and Baby Brother’s Blues, among others. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miriam on January 28, 2009

Starts out promisingly, with Cleage's usual warm, inviting prose and fierce, big-hearted heroine. But begins to lose steam in the middle, and in the last fifty pages devolves into cliché and outright implausibility. A tacked-on epilogue feels like just that; I could hardly believe how lazy it was. De......more

Goodreads review by Candace on March 20, 2010

On the positive side this book was very easy to read. Unfortunately, the negative side has significantly more checks. The writing sucked and included as many cliched stereo-types as she could fit in. The story was unfocused and I don't think the two main themes worked very well. I think it would hav......more

Goodreads review by nomadreader (Carrie D-L) on August 08, 2012

(originally published at [URL not allowed]) The backstory: Babylon Sisters is the second novel in Pearl Cleage's West End series. Although this book isn't a sequel to Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do, the main characters from Some Things do pop up a few times here, which will delight......more

Goodreads review by Reader-chick78 on August 13, 2023

Captivating......more

Goodreads review by Cyd on October 10, 2014

More like 3.5 stars. This is a perfectly good little book. Enjoyable, not particularly challenging but still smartly written. I have two quibbles with it. One is that a central driver of much of the plot is that our narrator, Catherine, has not only not told her teenage daughter who her father is, s......more

Quotes

“Cleage’s intelligent, lively narrative hits numerous notes—domestic drama, romance, thriller—right in tune.” Publishers Weekly

“Cleage’s pleasing voice is both gentle and strong as she tells this story of spirited African-American women.” AudioFile

“Cleage’s background in the theater serves her well in this production; her narration is flawless. Few authors who record their work display the confidence and comfort apparent in her delivery.” Library Journal

“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

“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 specializes in creating refreshingly no-nonsense heroines. It’s a tribute to her talent that she can elevate a secret-baby plot to something much richer.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)