Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Turner House
The Turner House
The Turner House
Ebook401 pages6 hours

The Turner House

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

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.

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.


 

LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 14, 2015
ISBN9780544303201
The Turner House
Author

Angela Flournoy

ANGELA FLOURNOY is the author of The Turner House, which was a finalist the National Book Award, a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, an Indie Next pick and a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Her fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, and she has written for The New York Times, The New Republic and the Los Angeles Times. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Flournoy has taught at the University of Iowa and The Writer's Foundry at St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn. She lives in Los Angeles.

Related to The Turner House

Related ebooks

Siblings For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for The Turner House

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Turner House - Angela Flournoy

    9ebook_preview_excerpt.html}˖ֱzp^+L=,[EJie{v̄ @xT25Gxr=O;Ȭn$xG^2-}x}]nWS=V]^A1t_e=fܿZdy\|eC_mI!|\Ni/[7)) tDxUn[{ᗼM0ǮWmb1fGZ篞߻΄U+IbaH >̯[?wY~:dе7X];d}bjy`0ld-"fCȬ09ƸɎ}5acm^2a_n1x|ɞƆw[YHN_`#|G^Wti{ nb3|%n D.>y5xhlhnf= L]4ۀP۶ya}6).v͗vC>y>G}ٯ/s(oݿGWdܨ|I;<]~{=_uv/["5|9kxK*my5zu&9Ͼx/g{f/!.g|r'~h ~Vơ5T`׳Wm5f֌]b% u0HKx7DQŊGi<~Yo/WqVu//???L,ŸLO}@_)m z>AB+ D4iUM2(B=7B ةBBZU3# U7`W= peauUfajFoV^R\DkRe6ӡ['o&KAT,~ f܌@"?A&˦{.H9 ID\Ρ.jg&ͰHt^`eϿh&9^Lu1QSw[{cԊ1YC cXka 1bGm0`מK;?Ģm+x< 9zB1Bk$@|(%;@7+jWk |EͼjI=R#"8U+Ze,܁ ~XX{ ߭%O^~ (0;˵%w#ѤJO(֒Q#8CdB6ŀzZ9 Zr.LqP{3{׹ix`a41⥘dt3ث{EBۙ~P1k|byk_v3~aRCWgFN׆0gSN'9m=b [1 ɠT riZwՔ}[7={>=ցXc d܄WX[ups1x4zoD+T#Id. Eр̚.D=L5۲8Go9d[/mގm[6ö@uHE./≎@I+5G \V~,yBr~+r >;=T^zr ZS8JL*fo !SLW^QX֫8C/3Zu5"3H1a5I9`}W%ib8xε\ taj$8d?bNv[{TODtIb _:+:~sa)/ W;agp FFi1NQäP+8M 'yU3SgʬTuKg6nCm0P xRg/:d(>-S7 {̪m oAޛ0kQ2TxZ*%F!Q 4pK`Gw"\?f#- $r^>Zŵ 6R>a[Ʃy_-8 QDuo`b&Ɔd̶*3+&6c=/h9ylktdf7!d+̓=`:al0`4$INOsL^j.zW 9AH[*0PETLL Sz 0j@X>T8w6,>fADW1$S;>5 ,09l!T3Z_Ծi,b3;{4C n+-p5d8 %(gVɬP)ډ׭";1+;JdJpb )ð; s`j+rh?xz +ښr~>5z0+Ih!#v]旴$1da/;pbs3w@]yϴF9[ s^wl^ocb~3V5*,Y O1v4Ҹ7rwX7 ..Ap ! E׻7ɞWM&dCbu&&ĢS (GK,VgΝެ] ^Y*(0ȸ AYxwtڇ V5}h3{I[R{qL2s.#1:"e_C9vt>rRZrM%òƓ \ę,H֭]!N/Q1 cPJ4AjX4Cۓp%ur l?)˯9hYMyaXgt0KwBƼ9:\cHq'Y`QIr5@@hv+$9YU0]~X@o_ ytԻ*UUDX'lu-s½ Ɇg sǐSwFha.X`RLH$ꕑ |~2?"Fu-Kb"|1LCUD2v}oL>UIDHsepku#S V^މXGHk=ڄ!̉happϽ܎3Lg2USt`Ľz^c0`ďξ)ēaNf K}`X35:Sl6+WJqռ=?A^8% dyuh4pP,fVZSBx/>&VڸRP JbAx:Y2\h ]ٸ6!ʌL񧉣cYUi2g>҂?tj]g&¥s(#.d|&O`{ ]~nƷJHG%Վ jh$hY>vq,V #;.EfMOKrj0!>ɷ> /[ SٓD| %S0/s -PqXjܡJzb0@4`XCYϒMnܟ7 T4]:>9n/jyZN_[%V) +`25+#mw.YWb[k|;YvIC *Y3J:$<ߚG==):>n|hY19"vECQloMK xN*ŕIly8,s`<6dݾ햤&3&-08>/nH\4"ɟtUmv ۛ}C߆sr?$ёag,0 ͗7}ܥ^mOWxkVFe_˧YŬhRߟdw\$0u@!?cώHQړJ:wxNZ8> tں/M`fLDq/kv F -sjy06)x~{.;(s%jw2p/۩EHߪ{`, Hcu^%-Va!ZZٮh{IbuQ3*g?)0n]5,q6MF;AqYX1<ª`:)*:F C/.M%CaQKYIH׉- sǭZ/G_ Gavs ̄-}Ԛ=YNހ@ i6H`@{ ~0.[](e&`!07@ޅj7t`.gYQi{][SD04UcFZEE;sb"L/e,pdQ 8$^/9Y. $EI \GK@bEZ~Wޭy U$_ Ci"(NO_Am*N0Ab/< :cK6ܓR_dFF,8Qlƅ$jKLÙL0,dc$2?C\;](%F ` _qQ+"C;&Ay=KVV0b'd^PŖ od\#SxYDaavLU )"{J0D#ggEXιQ?4L'"Y7f8'R܃cL`s#冒 pVVKD,[pbmX{V6̳Ц31m-'Q\lUV'l@%V%TWeeaVk5TXeP *7`+Y+h0cFs K0jNKCBM{[?{+0=`dhЦb߶3maN^Pܹ{`Tڰ[FuݐjMh.[Y8q|$d@օ"3o7xfκ2ĶWcy*[B%fQ)z87{0ln9 ʏ^O^ݼΪA8^fw`[+,YWUpi[Ҹb45yq\iRw.sʛ Q]V2ԱPLj~[D17Ej봎DAs+)9 Wvl|O`;€ Vlyj8+k"o8bHm&k8Q<wO~0K9LFl:w19O8lk.5{5v.~~AG-Dtpx;Zw’0B% ${6`}\Uss3c"x }ϼB#X߶IUJSO~ժ^ t„"eWMhZ)͉ ׿d[C-ls [\u4ػn3Qj@K__q $`ûR U+e GeqW G+rQIC*KH N$ڛO_] b!y(>$`<.{֊(xtp!$!f묕E쪵ONk ŋ 沣KM&NJ.Tk!Lm'b* 8qeZ*/z@NB|3Y]g> ݈ouӞo2rx& TzA!Sop/y`*e|_xCY{ [)ڟa1*J>"f wN_"wm?"%HԄH*_Ƒ*ǵBjMiҩ]3fNXWCU`mOa@wǍܱv.=AX_0~=8t՝D`1XvYa yHd߭j&Y *ܜ̼̯HJ[XmH~`cKLvG6s _*jM;(vx/2ݧ,a;>φi n28$$-Sh9޹+2@3咽 o]]!5FkU j`ikZS1):(}NUZj7A6̮96&`{pVU!eg0S=ԙ[6N8/^}.h:{Nz # IlpՑc Y ۖX\m R4O8A}#r5E DC;R$xԟ͵ J塪-HS jS !`.HUW*O7Rn6G66(LmPZBWGgRȦ;=UZ0:Ub+ :$CØgyLJUC:p`6 1d;5. L-uplTZDB 6X8Lp ED*JldghUǘzʇr9 dn̵ d&L[st mboA֚* ,Q[4cU:a'9+wEUE+zlʇ8̕?a؄ (μۦ-ltxǾ"EnCn7=&9Es#yH Td?X.ӡ*FVX&.~nQ4wqY%Ա! )`>%<נ}o'-x^Uxұ -̱ꬆ[e::WV 0z6FKv0\7h9'4pCRZdc h?TZdp߶Ix¬N™ر6urEu93G\s:!d;ٷ^nBHL8Ӽ Xȍvd I"ROB{KxjxsOQRF u ~[p虵UK]C02U?׺:ro\cQ cF%T&7 05C!L@^͛YiW{ Cٵ,Po݀LCo^ŷNvѣ&-L تKaiX9[VeEjc ^-$)!Z !yK{>45dƽ逴2z~´!X?q& -g9ɫv~jB`Ұr^xp9i*a yM}WݎiEˆ, ܎dמw3 2L68[ 4>LIڼTO"ҴVgl@1f+,KxXWc\1᨟ `L /VNpa8A)"~h%;tU3 9K܈)HQMɎ+{QpGutO :s=)ejǺ,;~騻s竇v>8r~i^ό̇?}-Fi1⤓Hsaq!@U=G͉>繍q>i{WBFwߚL5O2jm3rtPFY ׆RW8"t“u# YWkel2m{F?5doc7WFb+l7Ӷq^ih+١j-FaG몸sk­0eSs+H:Yf6Km,U2XW(o6㯂PTTokʇEzۂg Oi),luњ5IX3<{+TGt%G(LAvqJMj=z Wu0 >ϐL&ZwUIv͏q,>9B:' WcJ}(2d=Ne4~jN~(Fr^>Y"ɾkeJzfq"S-Onla7s[l_6J>? 98WejU! xS,Acvj *8ңC{U_>?y9Cȫ.v:"@ȳՍ03 $tdߠR4M5 ,ƉjuOXm[s)ax_lF;dG.i)>|-׾R;(,Q^5EfbSk!T␞7pcRcJ'Mތ}4sװ4鍸)ӭ,$3C6SUqy:%*/-$߼ pW3,'d{ pR!E7`t5?jS#1"{ VM`SKu<~w*INGk#zdԛ"Cӱ.{E\jӾ̵Hht_qr-\crpN3w~ZhD܎8;o VG q& rQZKQ¢SBxbzG$v6ɒ0ҵ:cdSNUR*aGrhxo-I>xڮfJ={ 37LzBҝN*H+a Rm^+}N^zI- 23G)W:M+&Bgs&5ѩnQh4MQ1ʬð.D2 vfMK ·; > Ŗ<͍{baxEV]0B : L8ұtUCQ +=ʿJ(^! ~<-^3r`z:.Ļ{ϼ4leLa˱:x/.u-ص/R ;n :3@Wn6Y"6K 2v@M:ؐG帖u!h'f̉E as Y^tf5 fX;>-{u=;nƐ@ y/[ҡ1^MVy;+w:e[hv(xBnڶu.~t.lj\UڶWk[2~:HkvW'Rϛ_KBh02r!hK[2Ɛc`VnHG`\*zvrn8X.Z5w̪K:vT.ZS8ګcU_Tx/rg2K$U:<Ύ4?̩͜8UK`8N\{ľ~;"~UX)n}&LU)" S˾hB瑑Y_S5kT~e.5Ck?QgtCˬS; Eu)p;]Ks8mK7/T_eWpZgʒbM<d5ۨMh!E\="9nRj}"֟3r29D)oh)Q a{ C'ac.R& 'u.g"17ZȁsIWhx;RiǪoP~
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1