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Till You Hear From Me: A Novel Audiobook
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Just when it appears that all her hard work on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is about to pay off with a White House job, thirty-five-year-old Ida B. Wells Dunbar finds herself on Washington, D.C.’s post-election sidelines even as her twentysomething counterparts overrun the West Wing. Adding to her woes, her father, the Reverend Horace A. Dunbar, Atlanta civil rights icon, is notoriously featured on an endlessly replayed YouTube clip in which his pronouncements don’t exactly jibe with the new era in American politics. The Rev’s stinging words and myopic views don’t sound anything like the man who raised Ida. When friends call to express their concern, Ida realizes it’s time to head home and see for herself what’s going on.
Back in her old West End neighborhood, Ida runs into childhood friend and smooth political operator Wes Harper, also in town to pay a visit to the Reverend Dunbar, his mentor. While Ida and the Rev try to find the balance between personal loyalties and political realities, they must do some serious soul searching in order to get things back on track before Wes permanently derails their best laid plans.
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"I have loved Ms. Pearl Cleage since 'If I had a Red Dress' and 'What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day.' I especially love how she uses her real surroundings (Atlanta's West End) and the setting for her books. She gives us an amazing story interwoven with a history lesson in every book!"
— Monise (5 out of 5 stars)
Till You Hear From Me Listener Reviews
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" I didn't particularly care for this one. It didn't grab my attention although I did try to read it on several occasions. "
— Jurena, 2/12/2014 -
" the first novel I've read set in the context of the Obama campaign--could have been a true story! "
— Jennifer, 1/29/2014 -
" I love Pearl Cleage as a writer but this book missed a certain....spark. So much attention was put into description that I felt the story and its development was a tad underdeveloped. "
— Bludissertation, 1/17/2014 -
" A very entertaining story. Completely unrealistic in many ways, but enjoyable. "
— Elise, 1/16/2014 -
" As usual Ms. Pearl has some important things to say. I don't know if it's because I miss the usual West End or what but this one though beautiful as is all her work is not one of my favorites. "
— D, 12/31/2013 -
" Another really good novel from Pearl Cleage! Simply-plotted, post-2008 election novel based in Atlanta's West End area. Pearl knows her audience well and does a fine job with this tale. Hope there's a sequel! "
— Columbus, 11/24/2013 -
" good book. love Pearl Cleage. "
— Camille, 9/3/2013 -
" I loved this book! It felt like an insiders view to true politiking (sp?) that goes on. I loved that it was a thinly veiled comment on our most recent political races (pun intended :) ) "
— Devon, 5/25/2013 -
" Good read but slow moving. "
— Corliss, 5/12/2013 -
" For African American history Month "
— Herman, 4/29/2013 -
" A bit thin compared to Cleage's usual. Multi-generational perspective on Obama's election from the residents of Atlanta's West End, with the usual feel-good ending. "
— Alisa, 4/8/2013 -
" a fast read, enjoyable "
— Rosie, 9/30/2012 -
" It was a pretty decent read. Pearl Cleage write a good story. "
— Elizabeth, 7/30/2012 -
" Inside the world of African America post Obama election. Quite eye opening. "
— Kim, 5/24/2012 -
" Wasn't sure I'd like it with all the Obama talk, but it was tolerable and I was able to enjoy the story. "
— LJ, 3/15/2012 -
" Very good book. Anticlimatic ending, tho. "
— Rushea, 2/4/2012 -
" Pearl Cleage Rocks! Nobody describes Atlanta better. "
— Miriamdh, 12/5/2011 -
" I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, and if it weren't for the one-dimensional mustache-twirling villain I'd have given this four stars. "
— Petula, 9/13/2011 -
" A bit thin compared to Cleage's usual. Multi-generational perspective on Obama's election from the residents of Atlanta's West End, with the usual feel-good ending. "
— Alisa, 4/8/2011 -
" I usually really like Pearl Cleage's books.<br/>This one was good but not great. I did love the way she put her own spin on the whole Rev. Wright/Obama drama though. It is an easy read and enjoyable. "
— Michelle, 1/4/2011 -
" Pearl Cleage Rocks! Nobody describes Atlanta better. "
— Miriamdh, 8/23/2010 -
" the first novel I've read set in the context of the Obama campaign--could have been a true story! "
— Jennifer, 6/21/2010 -
" It was a pretty decent read. Pearl Cleage write a good story. "
— Elizabeth, 6/15/2010 -
" Another really good novel from Pearl Cleage! Simply-plotted, post-2008 election novel based in Atlanta's West End area. Pearl knows her audience well and does a fine job with this tale. Hope there's a sequel! <br/> "
— Columbus, 5/17/2010 -
" Very good book. Anticlimatic ending, tho. "
— Rushea, 5/8/2010
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.
About the Narrators
Bahni Turpin, winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several prestigious Audie Awards for her narrations, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. Publishers Weekly magazine named her Narrator of the Year for 2016. She is an ensemble member of the Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles. She has guest starred in many television series, including NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Six Feet Under, Cold Case, What about Brian, and The Comeback. Film credits include Brokedown Palace, Crossroads, and Daughters of the Dust. She is also a member of the recording cast of The Help, which won numerous awards.
Mirron Willis—actor of film, stage, and television—is the winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2012 and a finalist for the Audie in 2015, as well as the winner of four AudioFile Earphones Awards for his audiobook recordings. He has worked extensively in film and television and on stage with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and the Ensemble Theatre, among others. He has recorded some 150 audiobooks, including the Smokey Dalton series by Kris Nelscott and My Song by Harry Belafonte. He resides and records audiobooks on his family’s historic ranch in East Texas.