As Vivian’s hold on her family begins to weaken, she must confront changes in The Salvations, in the San Francisco neighbourhood she has made her home, and even in her own family. She can see a different future for her girls, one that is a far cry from her childhood in racially segregated Louisiana.īut somewhere between the grind of endless rehearsals on the rooftop and the glamour of weekly gigs at the Champagne Supper Club, the girls grow up and start to imagine a life beyond their mother's reach. A Kind of Freedom, (2017), Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Revisioners, (2019), Hardcover Paperback Kindle On the Rooftop, (2022), Hardcover Paperback Kindle. When the girls receive a once-in-a-lifetime offer from a renowned talent manager, Vivian knows this is the big break she has been praying for. Margaret Wilkerson Sexton On the Rooftop Paperback 8 September 2022 by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (Author) 698 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 16.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 46.44 10 New from 36.69 Paperback 26.95 3 New from 26.95 Audio CD 36.04 1 New from 36. Driven to success by their formidably ambitious mother, Vivian, they’re soon the hottest jazz band in San Francisco. Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s third novel, On the Rooftop, is a creative exploration of family, community and resilience set in San Francisco’s historically Black Fillmore neighborhood in the 1950s. Ruth, Esther and Chloe have been singing in harmony since before they could speak. On the Rooftop is a quiet page turner that can serve as a beacon of hope in any trying time. Longlisted for the 2023 Joyce Carol Oates Prize 'An utterly original and brilliant story' Reese Witherspoon
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