Set against the turbulent backdrop of American Vaudeville, four sisters embark on an unexpected adventure--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 father's hand is crushed and he can no longer work, their irrepressible mother decides that the vaudeville stage is their best--and only--chance for survival.Traveling by ...
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Set against the turbulent backdrop of American Vaudeville, four sisters embark on an unexpected adventure--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 father's hand is crushed and he can no longer work, their irrepressible mother decides that the vaudeville stage is their best--and only--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 awakening--to unexpected possibilities, to love and heartbreak, and to the dawn of a new American era.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Q5-A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Juliette Fay on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and few tiny tears on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling and few tiny tear on the spine edges, light tanning and shelf wear. Four sisters set out on an unexpected adventure-and a last-ditch effort to save their family-in this compelling novel from "one of the best authors, of women's fiction" (Library Journal), set against the turbulent backdrop of American vaudeville and perfect for fans of Christina Baker Kline's Orphan Train and Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants. 9.25"x6.25", 339 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In 1919, the Turner sisters and their parents are barely scraping by. When their father, a low-paid bootmaker in Johnson City, New York, crushes his hand and can no longer work, their irrepressible mother, Ethel, decides that the vaudeville stage is the family's best chance to make rent-and build a more exciting life for herself into the bargain. With so much at stake, teenagers Gert, Winnie, and Kit, recent widow Nell and her infant son, and newly minted stage mother Ethel take the Tumbling Turner Sisters acrobatic act on the road. Polished professionals they are not, but as their shrewd agent bluntly tells them. "Pretty girls in short skirts sells, even if you're up there laying bricks." It isn't long before the Turners discover a new kind of freedom amid the company of performers who are as diverse as their acts. From the past-their-prime Jewish comedians to the conniving French singer to the black tap dancer who inspires a love the world won't allow, each character the Turners meet as they travel from town to town has something invaluable to impart about the finer skills of vaudeville-and life. The business has a seamy side, however, and as the girls face dangers and twists of fate they never could have anticipated, the new lives they've fought so hard for hang in the balance. Told in turn by shy Winnie and headstrong Gert, The Tumbling Turner Sisters is ultimately a story of awakening-to unexpected possibilities, to love and heartbreak, and to the dawn of a new American era.
