Till You Hear From Me by Pearl Cleage
By Angelia Menchan • Feb 18th, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010 •
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Till You Hear From Me by Pearl Cleage
APOOO: 5
Amazon: 5
I Can Wait
It has been one month since the election of President Barack Obama and Ida B. Wells Dunbar is still waiting for a job offer. She was convinced that by now she would have heard something. Particularly, since she has devoted the past 18 months of her life to helping to get him elected. Ida B. has even gone so far as to tell her father, the Reverend Doctor Paul Dunbar, that she has a job and he has told all of West End Atlanta. To make matters worse it seems that Reverend Dunbar is losing his grip. He has said publicly things about the new administration and other races that has made all who know him squirm and question his sanity. So, when long time family friend, Miss Iona, calls Ida B. and tells her to return home she is not ready, partly because she and her father are not in agreement about the new president and because the whole city thinks she is part of the new administration. However, family is most important and Ida B. must return home at least temporarily. Till You Hear from Me by Pearl Cleage tells the story of what happens when the prodigal daughter returns home and nothing is quite what it seems.
I read Till You Hear from Me by Pearl Cleage in one setting and enjoyed every word. Ms. Cleage takes us into the world of current politics and mixes it with the way the Old Guard considers the New Negro. There were so many laugh-out loud moments and many others that made this baby-boomer say, ‘Oh yes.’ One interesting component was how the author wrote about what she coined,
The Post Racial Blacks’, the group of well-educated African-Americans who feel removed from the civil rights struggle. It will give the reader much to consider. I recommend Till You Hear from Me to every reader who enjoys a well-told story with bits of politics, urban-renewal and old–school common sense.
This novel was provided by the publisher for review purposes.
Angelia Menchan
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Angelia Menchan is wife, mother, mentor and the author of five books, most recently, “Is No Not Clear Enough For You? She is a reviewer for APOOO Exchange Team. Angelia currently works as a Budget Officer, but her most rewarding work experience was as Job Corps Counselor. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her love and reading. Her motto is, “You Get from the Universe, What You Give to the Universe.” She can be contacted at www.angeliavmenchan.com and http://acvermen.blogspot.com
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