Pearl Cleage

What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day

In a remarkable debut novel that sizzles with sensuality, crackles with life-affirming energy and moves the reader to laughter and tears, author Pearl Cleage creates a world rich in character, human drama, and deep, compassionate understanding. After a decade of luxe living in Atlanta, Ava Johnson has returned to tiny Idlewild, Michigan — her fabulous career and power plans smashed to bits on one dark truth: Ava has tested positive for HIV. Bur rather than a sorrowful end, her homecoming is a new beginning. Because, in the ten-plus years since she left, all the problems of the big city have invaded the sleepy community of her childhood. Because dear friends and family sorely need her help in the face of impending trouble and tragedy, and Ava cannot turn her back on them. And because, most importantly, Ava Johnson is inexplicabley and undeniably falling in love.

Questions for Discussion

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Food Rec

Eddie is always eating fresh fruit and organic foods. The more time Eddie and Ava spend together, the more food he brings out! One of the shared moments was over a fruit picnic that Eddie prepared for Ava. Prepare your own fruit platter and enjoy some of the best things summer has to offer.