Book Summary and Reviews of Babylon Sisters by Pearl Cleage

Media Reviews

'A witty social drama portraying strong female characters in a vibrant African American urban community.' - Library Journal.
'Witty and glib, with a cliffhanger ending that seems contrived. - ' Kirkus Reviews

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Pearl Cleage Author Biography

Pearl Cleage is an Atlanta based writer whose work has won commercial acceptance and critical praise in several genres. An award winning playwright whose Flyin' West was the most produced new play in the country in 1994, Cleage is also a best selling author whose first novel, What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day, was an Oprah Book Club pick and spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Her subsequent novels have been consistent best-sellers and perennial book club favorites. I Wish I Had A Red Dress, her second novel, won multiple book club awards in 2001. Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do, was a Good Morning America! book club pick in 2003, and Babylon Sisters made the ESSENCE Magazine best-seller list in 2005. Her most recent novel, Baby Brother's Blues, was the first ...

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