![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Lazaretto, McKinney-Whetstone returns to Philadelphia with an historical novel set in a legendary 19th-century quarantine hospital. Lazaretto by Diane McKinney-Whetstone, 2016, HarperCollins Publishers edition, in English. That includes Lynnie, a young woman with a learning disability, and her lover Homan, a deaf Black man. For 2, we have Rachel Simons 'The Story of Beautiful Girl.' In 1968, the world isnt too kind to folks who dont fit in. A two-time recipient of the American Library Association Black Caucus Literary Award for Fiction and winner of a Zora Neale Hurston Society award, she teaches creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania. This tale of one familys resilience, depicts a violent country on the verge of rebirth. A writer of “wrenching and sweet truths that feel familiar to any reader” ( Philadelphia Magazine), Diane McKinney-Whetstone is the author of five acclaimed novels, including Tumbling, Tempest Rising, and Trading Dreams at Midnight, a multigenerational story of abandonment, blackmail, and familial love set in West Philadelphia. ![]()
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