The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA powerful, timely debut, The Turner House marks a major new contribution to the story of the American family.
The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house has seen thirteen children grown and gone--and some returned; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of Detroit's East Side, and the loss of a father. The house still stands despite abandoned lots, an embattled city, and the inevitable shift outward to the suburbs. But now, as ailing matriarch Viola finds herself forced to leave her home and move in with her eldest son, the family discovers that the house is worth just a tenth of its mortgage. The Turner children are called home to decide its fate and to reckon with how each of their pasts haunts--and shapes--their family's future.
Praised by Ayana Mathis as utterly moving and un-putdownable, The Turner House brings us a colorful, complicated brood full of love and pride, sacrifice and unlikely inheritances. It's a striking examination of the price we pay for our dreams and futures, and the ways in which our families bring us home.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780544303164 |
| ISBN 10 | 0544303164 |
| Title | The Turner House |
| Author | Angela Flournoy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2015-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Michigan Notable Books 2016, Commended for National Book Awards (Fiction) 2015, Commended for National Book Critics Circle Award (First Book) 2015, Commended for Literary Award (Debut Fiction) 2016, Commended for Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize 2015 |
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