The Turner House

The Turner HouseAuthor(s): Angela Flournoy“Flournoy’s knockout debut is one of those books that should, by rights, be described as the Great American Novel.” — NPR A New York Times Notable Book  Named a Best Book of the Year byO, The Oprah Magazine * Entertainment Weekly * NPR * Essence * Men’s Journal * Buzzfeed * Bustle * Time Out * Denver Post * Publishers Weekly * Kirkus Reviews * BookPage * Literary Hub * Kobo * The Week   “A page-turner. Richly wrought prose and intimate, vivid dialogue. A–.” — Entertainment Weekly   For over fifty years the Turners have lived on Yarrow Street. Their house has seen thirteen children get grown and gone—and some return; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of Detroit’s East Side, and the loss of a father. But when their powerful mother falls ill, the Turners are called home to decide their house’s fate and to reckon with how their past haunts—and shapes—their future. The Turner House is a striking examination of the price we pay for o