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Mckinney whetstone convincingly presents the communitys fight for selfdetermination as the outward manifestation of the psychic struggle of africanamericans during a period of tremendous social and cultural turmoil. Diane mckinney whetstone, myra lucretia taylor, recorded books. Her writing will make you smell the scents, recognize the faces, and experience the emotions joy and pain. Twice granted an american library association for black caucus literary fiction award, she is additionally a beneficiary of an arts grant by the pennsylvania council. Diane mckinneywhetstones tumbling is a poignant, exquisitely rendered story of the ties that bind us and the secrets that keep us apart. I loved tumbling, and highly recommend it to others who love the magic and beauty of words. She mines the city of philadelphia for her material.
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. This was the first novel that ive read by diane mckinneywhetstone and i must say i thoroughly enjoyed it. Publication date 1997 topics african american families, african americans. The story, which takes place in philadelphia in the 1940s and 1950s, focuses on noon, her husband herbie, and their two adopted children. Diane mckinneywhetstone born august 14, 1953 is an african american author and is a member of the university of pennsylvania creative writing program faculty. It is 1965 in philadelphia and clarise, finch, and their three adolescent daughters are living a financially privileged life. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Tumbling reading group guide by diane mckinneywhetstone.
Diane mckinneywhetstones nationally bestselling novel, tumbling, immersed us into philadelphias black community during the civil rights era, and she returns to the city in this new historical novel about a cast of nineteenthcentury characters whose colorful lives intersect at the legendary lazarettoamericas first quarantine hospital. Jun 29, 2010 diane mckinney whetstone s tumbling is a poignant, exquisitely rendered story of the ties that bind us and the secrets that keep us apart. The blocks and neighborhoods themselves become characters as she tells stories of everyday people existing in families and communities. Diane mckinneywhetstone is the author of six novels. Tumbling by diane mckinneywhetstone hardcover brand new. African american families, african americans, fiction. Rent tumbling by diane mckinneywhetstone paperback book. Set in south philadelphia during the 1940s and 1950s, tumbling combines.
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Diane mckinney whetstone s lyrical first novel, tumbling, vividly captures a tightly knit africanamerican neighborhood in south philadelphia during the forties and. The tea presents a series of books discussed by the black foxes, a book club interested in the african diaspora. The author of the critically acclaimed novels tumbling, tempest rising, blues dancing, leaving cecil street, and trading dreams at midnight, diane mckinneywhetstone is the recipient of numerous awards, including the black caucus of the american library associations literary award for fiction, which she won twice. The latestlazarettowill be published april 12, 2016. Tumbling is the beloved bestselling debut novel that launched the luminous career of diane mckinney whetstone, critically acclaimed author of tempest rising, blues dancing, leaving cecil street, and trading dreams at midnight. With striking lyricism, diane mckinney whetstone keenly guides us through the world of community, family, and the human heart. Diane mckinneywhetstone talks about her book, tumbling. Diane mckinneywhetstone made her debut as a published novelist in 1996 with the novel tumbling. Diane mckinneywhetstone, myra lucretia taylor, recorded books. Join the leading website for book clubs with over 35,000 clubs and 20,000 reading. Diane mckinneywhetstone is such an excellent writer. An accomplished novel, with sharply drawn characters, exuberant prose, plenty of period detail and a wise, forgiving outlook on family life.
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