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About This Book:

Title: Tumbling

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 1996
Paperback, 1999
Prebinding, 2001

Synopsis
Noon and her husband Herbie find two girls on their doorstep--one an infant and the other a five-year-old. They keep the girls, who grow up loving one another like sisters, then splitting in a rivalry over a property developer and the prospect of having their neighborhood torn up by a freeway. Eventually they are reconciled by Ethel, a hell of a blues singer who seems to exist at the heart of everything the girls have been searching for.

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Language:        English

Publisher Notes
First Line: The black predawn air was filled with movement.




Industry Reviews
"McKinney-Whetsone convincingly presents the community's fight for self-determination as the outward manifestation of the psychic struggle of African American's during a period of tremendous social and cultural turmoil. A gifted prose writer with a tremendous sense of place, McKinney-Whetstone shows the potential here to move up the ranks of novelists currently exploring the African American experience."
(03/15/1996)
"What a wonderful experience...to tumble into the world of Noon and her kin. A warm and wonderful debut."
"Despite some melodramatic coincidences, 'Tumbling' is an accomplished novel, with sharply drawn characters, exuberant prose, plenty of period detail and a wise, forgiving outlook on family life."
(11/03/1996)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Tumbling and it was written by Diane McKinney-Whetstone. This edition of Tumbling is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is June 2010 and it has a suggested retail price of $13.99. There are pages in the book and it was published by Harpercollins. The 10 digit ISBN is 0061792128 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780061792120. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.