Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



The Turner house / Angela Flournoy.

Flournoy, Angela, (author.).

Summary:

"A 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. Already 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780544303164
  • ISBN: 0544303164
  • Physical Description: 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015].
Subject:
African American families > Fiction.
Detroit (Mich.) > Fiction.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 37 of 38 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 38 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Gunn Memorial Public Library F FLO (Text) 34621704379984 Adult Fiction Available -

Accessibility Features

LDR 02249cam a22003491a 4500
0016475088
003CARDINAL
00520161206193340.0
008140909t20152015maua e 000 1 eng d
010 . ‡a 2014034423
020 . ‡a9780544303164 ‡q(hardcover)
020 . ‡a0544303164 ‡q(hardcover)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)885225314
040 . ‡beng ‡erda
08200. ‡a813/.6 ‡223
1001 . ‡aFlournoy, Angela, ‡eauthor. ‡0(CARDINAL)408763
24514. ‡aThe Turner house / ‡cAngela Flournoy.
264 1. ‡aBoston : ‡bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, ‡c[2015].
264 4. ‡c©2015
300 . ‡a341 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c24 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
520 . ‡a"A 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. Already 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"-- Provided by publisher.
650 0. ‡aAfrican American families ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)293540
651 0. ‡aDetroit (Mich.) ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)352464
655 7. ‡aDomestic fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)335559
655 7. ‡aHistorical fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)336259
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201809
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201909
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201912
901 . ‡a6475088 ‡bOCLC ‡c6475088 ‡tbiblio