As Ramona struggles with Mae's abuse and her own hatred for the foster children, she also tries to keep at bay a powerful attraction she has for her boyfriend's father.Diane McKinney-Whetstone richly evokes the early 1960s in west Philadelphia in this spicy story of loss and healing, redemption and love. Though Mae is filled with syrupy names like "pudding" and "doll face" for the foster girls, she is abusive to her own child, Ramona, a twenty-something stunning beauty. The girls are wrenched from their mother, and as the novel opens they are living in foster care in a working-class neighborhood in the home of Mae, a politically connected card shark. He disappears and is presumed dead, and their mother suffers an apparent breakdown. But their lives quickly unravel as their father's lucrative catering business collapses. In Tempest Rising, McKinney-Whetstone richly evokes the early 1960s in west Philadelphia in this story of loss and healing, redemption, and love.Set in west Philadelphia in the early sixties, Tempest Rising tells the story of three sisters, Bliss, Victoria, and Shern, budding adolescents raised in a world of financial privilege among the upper-black-class.
As Ramona struggles with Mae's abuse and her own hatred for the foster children, she also tries to keep at bay a powerful attraction she has for her boyfriend's father. Though Mae lavishes affection onto her foster children, she is abusive to her own child, Ramona, a twenty-something stunning beauty. The girls are wrenched from their mother and dumped into foster care in a working-class neighborhood in the home of Mae, a politically connected card shark. EXTRA 10 OFF 4+ ITEMS See all eligible items and terms. Tempest Rising : A Novel by Diane McKinney-Whetstone (1999, Trade Paperback) 3.84. When their father disappears suddenly, he is presumed dead, sending their mother spiraling into an apparent breakdown. Tempest Rising by McKinney-Whetstone, Diane Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind.
Set in west Philadelphia in the early sixties, Tempest Rising tells the story of three sisters, Bliss, Victoria, and Shern, budding adolescents raised in a world of financial privilege among the upper-black-class. Tempest Rising by Mckinney Whetstone Diane (146 results) You searched for: Author: mckinney whetstone diane, Title: tempest rising.
Class, race, and sexuality converge in this page-turning story of desire, jealousy, and survival. Tempest Rising by Diane McKinney-Whetstone, March 29, 2005, HarperTorch edition, Mass Market Paperback in English Tempest Rising (Maedition) Open Library It looks like youre offline. Tempest Rising: A Novel by McKinney-Whetstone, Diane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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