Seen It All and Done the Rest

By: Pearl Cleage

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

Very nice story and wonderful reading.

I started listening on a road trip and couldn't stop once the trip was over.
A very real and mature story about a Black woman. I enjoyed it.

Captivating

Loved this story, the narrator made the story come to life! Loved the depth of the story and the characters.

Wonderful Story

I don't know how I missed this when it first came out, but I am very glad I finally listened. Narration was excellent and ending inspiring. Should be a limited TV series. Highly recommend!

Thank you

Having read this story many years ago I was pleased by the strength of the story. There were lessons to share, to learn, and to definitely ponder. I hold Pearl Cleage as an important writer for my community. Her strong sense of self worth and community are values that need strong emphasis again. I will be busy working with them 🤗.

Beautiful

The narrator Robin Milea is amazing how she eases n&out of characters i order all to read 🤗

I loved this book❤❤

At first I was going to stop stop listening to the story story however the more I listened the more entry I became. I loved how it told the history of the people and the homes and the blue door and the blue door. I cannot wait until I purchase a home and paint my door blue.

Fantastic!

Pearl Cleage is so good! She draws you into her stories and you can’t put them down. A wonderful bonus in her books is that she continues to build on characters from book to book, thus the reader is familiar when they re-enter a new story. However it does not matter what order one reads her books because one is not dependent on the other for character familiarity. This has been her best one so far (to me): inspiring, redemptive, and a feel-good ending. Well narrated - make sure you listen/read this one!