Till You Hear from Me: A Novel

From the acclaimed Pearl Cleage author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day . . . and Seen It All and Done the Rest comes an Obama-era romance featuring a cast of unforgettable characters. Just when it appears that all her hard work on Barack Obamas 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 and self-described foot soldier for freedom is notoriously featured on an endlessly replayed YouTube clip in which his pronouncements dont exactly jibe with the new era in American politics. The Revs stinging words and myopic views dont sound anything like the man who raised Ida to make her mark in the world. When friends call to express their concern Ida realizes its time to head home and see for herself whats going on. Besides with her job prospects growing dimmer getting out of D.C. for a while might be the smartest move she could make. 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. Ida doesnt trust Wes or his mysterious connections for one second but she cant deny her growing attraction to him. 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.