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Bezig met laden... Babylon Sistersdoor Pearl Cleage
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   ) etxgardener | Jun 16, 2018 |  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, she has actually planted false information to throw Phoebe off the trail. Lying like this not only comes off as completely outside of Catherine's character, she lies "dumb". A small thing perhaps but something that kept coming back to me: Why didn't she just TELL her in the first place and all of this would have been avoided? Yes, I know, then there only would have been half a book but this was an exposed seam that really irritated me every time I ran into it. The second quibble is that although Catherine's area of expertise is refugee resettlement and although Phoebe's father comes back into town to cover a female slavery ring involving refugees we actually see virtually nothing of the refugee communities, meeting only one woman who is searching for her sister. We are TOLD about refugees, how difficult life is for them, the ways in which they are vulnerable but we see almost none of that. (  ) CydMelcher | Feb 5, 2016 | 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, she has actually planted false information to throw Phoebe off the trail. Lying like this not only comes off as completely outside of Catherine's character, she lies "dumb". A small thing perhaps but something that kept coming back to me: Why didn't she just TELL her in the first place and all of this would have been avoided? Yes, I know, then there only would have been half a book but this was an exposed seam that really irritated me every time I ran into it. The second quibble is that although Catherine's area of expertise is refugee resettlement and although Phoebe's father comes back into town to cover a female slavery ring involving refugees we actually see virtually nothing of the refugee communities, meeting only one woman who is searching for her sister. We are TOLD about refugees, how difficult life is for them, the ways in which they are vulnerable but we see almost none of that. ( ) CydMelcher | Feb 5, 2016 | 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, she has actually planted false information to throw Phoebe off the trail. Lying like this not only comes off as completely outside of Catherine's character, she lies "dumb". A small thing perhaps but something that kept coming back to me: Why didn't she just TELL her in the first place and all of this would have been avoided? Yes, I know, then there only would have been half a book but this was an exposed seam that really irritated me every time I ran into it. The second quibble is that although Catherine's area of expertise is refugee resettlement and although Phoebe's father comes back into town to cover a female slavery ring involving refugees we actually see virtually nothing of the refugee communities, meeting only one woman who is searching for her sister. We are TOLD about refugees, how difficult life is for them, the ways in which they are vulnerable but we see almost none of that. ( ) CydMelcher | Feb 5, 2016 | ) AMKee | Oct 24, 2014 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Fiction.
African American Fiction.
Literature.
HTML: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 doesnâ??t have: a father for her childâ?? and sheâ??s spent many years dodging her daughterâ??s questions about it. Now Phoebe is old enough to start poking around on her own. It doesnâ??t help matters that the mystery man, B.J. Johnsonâ??the only man Catherine has ever lovedâ??doesnâ??t even know about Phoebe. Heâ??s been living in Africa. Now B.J., a renowned newspaper correspondent, is back in town and needs Catherineâ??s 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 heartâ??s uncertainty over meeting him again after so long, and confessing the truth to himâ??and their daughter. Meanwhile, Catherineâ??s hands are more than full since sheâ??s taken on a new client. Atlantaâ??s legendary Miss Mandevilleâ??a housekeeper turned tycoonâ??is 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 Catherineâ??s connection to B.J.? What transpires is an explosive story that takes her worldâ??not to mention the entire city of Atlantaâ??by 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 Cleageâ??s ability to create a gripping story centered on strong, spirited bl Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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