Trading Dreams at Midnight Contributor(s): McKinney-Whetstone, Diane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060555947 ISBN-13: 9780060555948 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Moving across moments in time, this novel tells the story of a family of women deeply connected by love and terrible pain. The award-winning author of "Tempest Rising" crafts another powerful story of love, loss, community, and healing that captures what it means to be human. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | African American - Women |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.85 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Locality - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the author of Blues Dancing and Tumbling--a writer who "ought to be classified among the best of all contemporary fiction writers period" (Detroit Free Press)--comes a riveting novel about the desire for redemption and rebirth Moving across moments in time, Trading Dreams tells the story of a woman and the grandmother she is deeply connected by love and terrible pain. For years, 33-year-old Neena has waged a relentless search for Freeda, the mother who abandoned her 20 years ago. Neena supports herself by blackmailing married men, but when a stong goes wrong, she finds herself on the run, back to her younger sister, Tish, in Philadelphia. But returning brings terrible grief--and unexpected hope as Neena learns to face the past, her grandmother, and herself. A settled church lady and gifted seamstress, Nan is devoted to her granddaughter, Tish, who is soon to become a mother herself. A vibrant, passionate woman, Nan worries that in some way she caused her daughter Freeda's instability. Neena's returning holds unexpected consequences for Nan, too, and eventually she must confront her denial and fears--about the past and the future. In a style that has been characterized as "accessible Toni Morrison," and "literary Terry McMillan," Diane McKinney-Whetstone has crafted another powerful story of love, loss, community, and healing that captures what it means to be human. |
Contributor Bio(s): McKinney-Whetstone, Diane: - The author of the critically acclaimed novels Tumbling, Tempest Rising, Blues Dancing, Leaving Cecil Street, and Trading Dreams at Midnight, Diane McKinney-Whetstone is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Black Caucus of the American Library Association's Literary Award for Fiction, which she won twice. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband. For more on Diane McKinney-Whetstone please visit www.mckinney-whetstone.com or follow her on Twitter @Dianemckwh. |