Tumbling
de McKinney-Whetstone, Diane
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 068814487X
- ISBN 13
- 9780688144876
- Librería
-
Cooperstown, New York, United States
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Sinopsis
Diane McKinney-Whetstone's lyrical first novel, Tumbling , vividly captures a tightly knit African-American neighborhood in South Philadelphia during the forties and fifties. Its central characters, Herbie and Noon, are a loving but unconventional couple whose marriage remains unconsummated for many years as Noon struggles to repossess her sexuality after a brutal attack in her past. While she seeks salvation in the church, Herbie gains sexual gratification in the arms of a bewitching jazz singer named Ethel, a woman who profoundly affects both Noon's and Herbie's lives when she leaves with them, first, a baby girl and then later, a five-year-old named Liz. When a road planned by the city council threatens to break up this South Philadelphia neighborhood, the community must band together. Unexpectedly, Noon rises up and takes the lead in the opposition, fighting for all she's worth to keep her family and community together. Tumbling is a beautiftilly rendered, poignant story about the ties that bind us and the secrets that keep us apart. With striking lyricism, Diane McKinney-Whetstone keenly guides us through the world of community, family, and the human heart.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Willis Monie Books - ABAA (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 118773
- Título
- Tumbling
- Autor
- McKinney-Whetstone, Diane
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edición
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 068814487X
- ISBN 13
- 9780688144876
- Editorial
- William Morrow & Co
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1996
- Palabras clave
- 068814487X, FICTION
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Black Studies;
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Willis Monie Books - ABAA
All items are returnable within 14 days of receipt if not satisfied. NY residents will also be charged sales tax.
Sobre el vendedor
Willis Monie Books - ABAA
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