Catherine Sanderson seems to have it all: a fulfilling career helping immigrant women find jobs, a lovely home, and a beautiful, intelligent daughter on her way to Smith College. What Catherine doesn�t have: a father for her child� and she�s spent many years dodging her daughter�s questions about it. Now Phoebe is old enough to start poking around on her own. It doesn�t help matters that the mystery man, B.J. Johnson�the only man Catherine has ever loved�doesn�t even know about Phoebe. He�s been living in Africa.Now B.J., a renowned newspaper correspondent, is back in town and needs Catherine�s help cracking a story about a female slavery ring operating right on the streets of Atlanta. Catherine is eager to help B.J., despite her heart�s uncertainty over meeting him again after so long, and confessing the truth to him�and their daughter. Meanwhile, Catherine�s hands are more than full since she�s taken on a new client. Atlanta�s legendary Miss Mandeville�a housekeeper turned tycoon�is eager to have Catherine staff her housekeeping business. But why are the steely Miss Mandeville and her all-too-slick sidekick Sam so interested in Catherine�s connection to B.J.? What transpires is an explosive story that takes her world�not to mention the entire city of Atlanta�by storm.From the New York Times bestselling author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day . . . comes another fast-paced and emotionally resonant novel, by turns warm and funny, serious and raw. Pearl Cleage�s ability to create a gripping story centered on strong, spirited black women and the important issues they face remains unrivaled.