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Elizabeth mccracken, author of the giants house, thunderstruck, and others conversation starters from throughout the book, characters struggle with the concept of belonging to blood relations, in. She has taught writing at the university of iowa and trinity washington university, and has worked for the washington, d. The book chosen for our may meeting is the turner house by angela. The turner house by angela flournoy is a novel that follows francis and viola turner as they find their way out of the poverty of sharecropping in arkansas to detroit where they eventually raise a family of thirteen children, most of them in a house on yarrow street a house with more room than. Flounoys debut is a lively, thoroughly engaging family saga with a cast of fully realized characters. Angela flournoy is a magicianhere is a story that is charming and funny while being whipsmart and profound. Npr coverage of the turner house by angela flournoy. Apr 21, 2015 flournoys writing is precise and sharp, and despite several loose endstroy doesnt experience significant emotional change by the books end, and the houses fate remains unclearthe novel draws readers to the turner family almost magnetically. The turner house opens in spring 2008, a time characterized by simultaneous despair and hope for detroits africanamerican community. The turner house by angela flournoy reading guidebook. In the turner house, an engrossing and remarkably mature first novel by angela flournoy, detroit has been hit hard by the crisis in the auto industry. Laced through are the hard facts of history and the mysterious workings of the human heart. According to bookscan, which tracks around 70% of u. There are touches of grace and humor in this generous and humane portrait of a family, and a.
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Apr 19, 2017 published in 2015 and in paperback last year, the turner house flournoys debut received much acclaim. The company is in the top 101 independent publishing companies in the u. I always knew that the family house would be at the center. Flournoys richly wrought prose and intimate, vivid dialogue make this novel feel like settling deeply into the family armchair. Paperback by angela flournoy paperback donated by seattle public library. The turner house is a domestic drama of africanamerican parents and the children they brought up in detroit. The turner house paperback washington state library. Meet the author of the book all seattle is reading, the. The turner house by angela flournoy, paperback barnes. National book award finalist a powerful, timely debut, the turner house marks a major. A stranger in the house by shari lapena, paperback.
He reached for chachas collar, pulled it open, and put his index finger to the line of irritated skin below the adams apple. The turner house a novel by angela flournoy english. This book is so beautifully written, so perfectly observed and heardits about aging and parenthood and above all that misunderstood lifelong union, siblinghood. This week, tina turner will publish her second memoir, tina turner. The turner house, a debut novel by angela flournoy about the history of a large african american family in detroit, is the 2017 seattle reads pick. The turner house is a marvelous novel introducing a family of irresistible characters.
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