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The Turner House

by Angela Flournoy
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Siblings revisit family history as they debate the fate of their Detroit childhood home in this critically acclaimed debut saga.
A National Book Award Finalist
The Turners live on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house sees thirteen children get grown and gone—and some return; it sees the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of Detroit's East Side, and the loss of a father. Despite abandoned lots, an embattled city, and the inevitable shift outward to the suburbs, the house still stands. But now, as their powerful mother falls ill and loses her independence, the Turners might lose their family home. Beset by time and a national crisis, the house is worth just a tenth of its mortgage. The Turner children are called back to decide its fate and to reckon with how each of their pasts might haunt—and shape—their family's future.
A major new contribution to the literature on American families, The Turner House brings us a colorful brood full of love, pride, and unlikely inheritances. It's a striking examination of the American dream and a celebration of the ways in which our families bring us home.
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Publisher: HarperCollins

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  • Release date: February 27, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780544303201
  • File size: 1867 KB
  • Release date: February 27, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780544303201
  • File size: 1745 KB
  • Release date: February 27, 2024
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Fiction African American Fiction Literature Historical Fiction

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English

Siblings revisit family history as they debate the fate of their Detroit childhood home in this critically acclaimed debut saga.
A National Book Award Finalist
The Turners live on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house sees thirteen children get grown and gone—and some return; it sees the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of Detroit's East Side, and the loss of a father. Despite abandoned lots, an embattled city, and the inevitable shift outward to the suburbs, the house still stands. But now, as their powerful mother falls ill and loses her independence, the Turners might lose their family home. Beset by time and a national crisis, the house is worth just a tenth of its mortgage. The Turner children are called back to decide its fate and to reckon with how each of their pasts might haunt—and shape—their family's future.
A major new contribution to the literature on American families, The Turner House brings us a colorful brood full of love, pride, and unlikely inheritances. It's a striking examination of the American dream and a celebration of the ways in which our families bring us home.
Expand title description text
Fiction African American Fiction Literature Historical Fiction