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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.
Already praised by Ayana Mathis as "utterly moving," 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.
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“Flournoy’s novel grapples with Detroit’s long, troubled history…[and] paints a more generous, human picture of a city dogged by racist assumptions and an apocalyptic reputation.”
— Huffington Post
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“A page-turner. Richly wrought prose and intimate, vivid dialogue. Grade: A–.”
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“An epic that feels deeply personal…Flournoy’s finely tuned empathy infuses her characters with a radiant humanity.”
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“Provides the feeling of knowing a family from the inside out, as we would wish to know our own.”
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“Star narrator Adenrele Ojo performs The Turner House with all her signature complex emotional depth.”
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“A lively, thoroughly engaging family saga with a cast of fully realized characters.”
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“Wonderfully lively…a compelling read that is funny and moving in equal measure.”
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“Full of heartbreak and broken dreams but ultimately connection and community, understanding and love.”
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“A complicated portrait of the modern American family…Flournoy’s writing is precise and sharp.”
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“An expansive and ambitious novel…[with] real poignancy and power.”
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“Utterly moving and tough as nails, The Turner House is a love story as immense as the family it describes and as complicated as the city that made them.”
— Ayana Mathis, New York Times bestselling author
Awards
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A New York Times Editor’s Choice
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Longlisted for The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize
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Finalist for the National Book Award
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A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015
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A 2015 Oprah Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year
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One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2015 for Debut Fiction
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A BookPage Best Book of 2015
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A BuzzFeed Books Pick of the Year's Best Fiction
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A 2015 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
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A NPR’s Great Reads Selection of 2015
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An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of 2015
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Shortlisted for the 2015 John Leonard Prize
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A 2015 Barnes & Noble Discover Award Finalist
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Shortlisted for the 2016 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction
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Finalist for the 2016 Indies Choice Award for Adult Debut
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Huffington Post Pick of Books to Help You Understand America
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A Literary Hub Pick of Novels That Capture Detroit, Past and Present
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A BookRiot Pick of Best Family Drama Audiobooks
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About Angela Flournoy
Angela Flournoy is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the University of Southern California. She has taught writing at universities and currently works for the Washington, DC, Public Library. She was raised by a mother from Los Angeles and a father from Detroit.
About Adenrele Ojo
Adenrele Ojo is an actress, dancer, and audiobook narrator, winner of over a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2018. She made her on-screen debut in My Little Girl, starring Jennifer Lopez, and has since starred in several other films. She has also performed extensively with the Philadelphia Dance Company. As the daughter of John E. Allen, Jr., founder and artistic director of Freedom Theatre, the oldest African American theater in Pennsylvania, is no stranger to the stage. In 2010 she performed in the Fountain Theatre’s production of The Ballad of Emmett Till, which won the 2010 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Ensemble. Other plays include August Wilson’s Jitney and Freedom Theatre’s own Black Nativity, where she played Mary.