A woman's journey back home takes her life in a new direction in this inspirational
New York Times
bestseller from the author of
Brothers and Sisters
.
Maxine McCoy's life is going just fine. She's the executive producer of a popular talk show, married to the man she loves, and pregnant with their child. But her security is shattered when Maxine gets a call from the caretaker of her 76-year-old grandmother, who raised the orphaned Maxine. She's summoned back to the Philadelphia neighborhood of her childhood that, like her grandmother, has seen better days. Maxine is set to move her grandmother out of the neighborhood, but the independent Liddy isn't quite ready to leave. She has plans of her own. Bebe Moore Campbell demonstrates why
Entertainment Weekly
called her "a master when it comes to telling a story" in this tale of hope and redemption and making the impossible come true.
"If this is a fair world, Bebe Moore Campbell will be remembered as the most important African-American novelist of this century...Her writing is clean and clear; her emotions run hot, but her most important characteristic is uncompromising intelligence coupled with a perfectionist's eye for detail."--
The Washington Post Book World