Tumbling: A Novel

Tumbling: A Novel

<p>“Even the air is palpable in <em>Tumbling</em>...The story moves forth on the power of Ms. McKinney-Whetstone’s characters. Ms. McKinney-Whetstone captures the formidable struggle to protect both a community and a family.” —<em>New York Times Book Review</em> </p><p>“Warm and intimate.... <em>Tumbling</em> is an accomplished novel, with sharply drawn characters, exuberant prose, plenty of period detail and a wise, forgiving outlook on family life.” — <em>Los Angeles Times Book Review</em> </p><p>The beloved bestselling debut novel that launched the luminous career of Diane McKinney Whetstone, critically acclaimed author of <em>Tempest Rising, Blues Dancing, Leaving Cecil Street</em>, and <em>Trading Dreams at Midnight</em>. Writing in a style as accessible as Terry McMillan (<em>Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back</em>), yet with the literary touches of Toni Morrison (<em>Beloved, Song of Solomon</em>), McKinney Whetstone’s <em>Tumbling</em> is the “warm and wonderful” (Nikki Giovanni), beautiful and uplifting story of Noon and Herbie and their tight-knit Philadelphia neighborhood in the 1940s and 50s.</p>