{"product_id":"tempest-rising-a-story-of-three-sisters-class-race-and-survival-in-1960s-philadelphia","title":"Tempest Rising: A Story of Three Sisters, Class, Race, and Survival in 1960s Philadelphia","description":"Class, race, and sexuality converge in this page-turning story of desire, jealousy, and survival.\n\nSet in west Philadelphia in the early sixties, Tempest Rising tells the story of three sisters, Bliss, Victoria, and Shern, budding adolescents raised in a world of financial privilege among the upper-black-class. But their lives quickly unravel as their father's lucrative catering business collapses. When their father disappears suddenly, he is presumed dead, sending their mother spiraling into an apparent breakdown. The girls are wrenched from their mother and dumped into foster care in a working-class neighborhood in the home of Mae, a politically connected card shark.\nThough Mae lavishes affection onto her foster children, she is abusive to her own child, Ramona, a twenty-something stunning beauty. As Ramona struggles with Mae's abuse and her own hatred for the foster children, she also tries to keep at bay a powerful attraction she has for her boyfriend's father.\nIn Tempest Rising, McKinney-Whetstone richly evokes the early 1960s in west Philadelphia in this story of loss and healing, redemption, and love.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0688166407\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0688166407.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:McKinney-Whetstone, Diane\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42993264754749,"sku":"BVV.0688166407.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0688166407-0.jpg?v=1771103273","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/tempest-rising-a-story-of-three-sisters-class-race-and-survival-in-1960s-philadelphia","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}