Told with tenderness, insight, and humor, it is a story that the author says is very much a response to the sociopolitical challenges of the last few years. In Our Gen, she details the lives of four sexagenarian residents of a suburban retirement community who revel in youthful indulgences as they grapple with aging, regret, and long-held secrets. With her new novel, McKinney-Whetstone is taking a different approach. Her sixth book, Lazaretto (published in 2016), was a sprawling epic, tracing the lives of various intertwined characters in post-Civil War Philadelphia. In the 26 years since her debut novel, Tumbling, was published to wide acclaim, she’s become known for detailing the African American experience through rich prose and vibrant characters. Diane McKinney-Whetstone’s writing has been referred to as “remarkable” ( Publishers Weekly), “poetic” ( Booklist), and “compelling” ( Kirkus Reviews).
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