Seen It All and Done the Rest

By: Pearl Cleage

Narrated by: Robin Miles

The toast of Europe, Josephine Evans had spent 30 years abroad establishing her reputation as one of the finest actresses of her generation. In Amsterdam, she redefined who and what an African American diva could be, and her legions of loyal fans loved her for it. But when a war she didn't even understand suddenly makes her the target of angry anti-American protests, Josephine is forced to return to America to see if she can find a new definition of home.

Camping out with her granddaughter in Atlanta's West End, Josephine tries to reclaim her old life even as she scrambles to shape her new one. An unexpected reunion with an old friend, Abbie Allen Browning, soon offers her a chance to set things right. Rallying with Abbie against an unscrupulous land developer who threatens to tear the community apart, Josephine finds herself playing the most important role of her life, as she shows her neighbors what courage really is and learns the real meaning of coming home.

©2008 Pearl Cleage (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America

Critic reviews

"An irresistible story filled with fun, sexy, interesting characters....[Cleage is] at the top of her form." (Essence)
"Exciting, fast-moving....reads like an African American, Southern version of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City....The stories intersect, spawning misunderstandings, deceptions, betrayals, broken promises and double crosses. It's all great fun." (The Washington Post)

Great

Loved it and the narrator was a very good story teller who made me feel like I was part of the story.

A great read!

loving how we get to watch her characters develop!! This is a must read! Cannot wait to follow this author's books..

Pleasant surprise!!

This book was wonderfully written and the narrator was perfect. Her ability to change her voice to represent different characters was spot on. I truly enjoyed it and recommend it to all.

as good as it gets

Pearl Cleage is one of my favorite authors. It was hard to imagine any voice other than her own bringing life to her prose, but Robin Miles sealed the deal and then some! Each character comes alive through her exquisite diction, innovative accents and instinctive intonation. I thoroughly enjoyed this production.

ENJOYED IT

Some what interesting at times hard to follow. wasn't sure where the story was headed. But overall not a bad way to kill time.