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Literature & Fiction

The Tumbling Turner Sisters: A Novel

The Tumbling Turner Sisters: A Novel

For fans of Orphan Train and Sara Gruenâ€™s Water for Elephants, a compelling historical novel from â€œone of the best authors of womenâ€™s fictionâ€ (Library Journal). Set against the turbulent backdrop of American Vaudeville, four sisters embark on an unexpected adventureâ€”and a last-ditch effort to save their family.

In 1919, the Turner sisters and their parents are barely scraping by. Their father is a low-paid boot-stitcher in Johnson City, New York, and the family is always one paycheck away from eviction. When their fatherâ€™s hand is crushed and he can no longer work, their irrepressible mother decides that the vaudeville stage is their bestâ€”and onlyâ€”chance for survival.

Traveling by train from town to town, teenagers Gert, Winnie, and Kit, and recent widow Nell soon find a new kind of freedom in the company of performers who are as diverse as their acts. There is a seamier side to the business, however, and the young women face dangers and turns of fate they never could have anticipated. Heartwarming and surprising, The Tumbling Turner Sisters is ultimately a story of awakeningâ€”to unexpected possibilities, to love and heartbreak, and to the dawn of a new American era.

Country	USA
Author	Juliette Fay
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9781501134470
ISBN	1501134477
Label	Gallery Books
Manufacturer	Gallery Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	2016-06-14
Publisher	Gallery Books
ReleaseDate	2016-06-14
Studio	Gallery Books

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