Our gen : a novel
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022].
ISBN
9780063140110, 006314011X
Appears on list
Status
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks
FIC MCKINNEY-WHETSTONE, D.
1 available
FIC MCKINNEY-WHETSTONE, D.
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | FIC MCKINNEY-WHETSTONE, D. | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | FIC MCKINNEY D. | On Shelf |
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | F MCKINNEY-WHETSTONE | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC McKinney-Whetstone, Diane | On Shelf |
Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | FIC MCK | On Shelf |
Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | FIC MCK | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
Older people -- Fiction.
Older people -- Housing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Fiction.
Older people -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Fiction.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Fiction.
Retirement communities -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
Older people -- Fiction.
Older people -- Housing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Fiction.
Older people -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Fiction.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Fiction.
Retirement communities -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780063140110, 006314011X
Notes
Description
The Gen, short for Sexagenarian, is an upscale fifty-five-plus community located in the bucolic suburbs of Philadelphia. Main character Cynthia befriends the Gen's two other Black residents, Bloc and Tish, as well as Lavia, who everyone assumes is from India. They regularly convene to smoke weed, line dance, and debate politics and philosophy as the wine goes down like silk. Their camaraderie is exhilarating. But beneath the fun and froth, storms gather. With its walls of windows gushing light and air, the Gen becomes the catalyst for secrets to be exposed. Shifting the narrative between the characters' pasts and the present day, Diane McKinney-Whetstone deftly builds suspense as she captures with insight, poignancy, and humor, the scars, tenderness, and swagger of those not yet old, but no longer young, coming to the mean acceptance that life is finite after all, who knew.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McKinney-Whetstone, D. (2022). Our gen: a novel (First edition.). Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McKinney-Whetstone, Diane. 2022. Our Gen: A Novel. Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McKinney-Whetstone, Diane. Our Gen: A Novel Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McKinney-Whetstone, Diane. Our Gen: A Novel First edition., Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.