![]() ![]() Writing in a style as accessible as Terry McMillan ( Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back ), yet with the literary touches of Toni Morrison ( Beloved, Song of Solomon ), McKinney Whetstone's Tumbling 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. Tumbling is an accomplished novel, with sharply drawn characters, exuberant prose, plenty of period detail and a wise, forgiving outlook on family life." - Los Angeles Times Book Review The beloved bestselling debut novel that launched the luminous career of Diane McKinney Whetstone, critically acclaimed author of Tempest Rising, Blues Dancing, Leaving Cecil Street, and Trading Dreams at Midnight. A native of Philadelphia whose father served two terms as a Pennsylvania stare. McKinney-Whetstone captures the formidable struggle to protect both a community and a family." - New York Times Book Review "Warm and intimate. Diane McKinney-Whetstone is the author of the national bestsellerTumbling. The story moves forth on the power of Ms. ![]()
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