For fans of Orphan Train and Water for Elephants, a compelling historical novel from âone of the best authors of womenâs fictionâ (Library Journal). Set against the turbulent backdrop of American Vaudeville, four sisters embark on an unexpected adventureâand a last-ditch effort to save their family.
Itâs 1919, and the Turners are barely scraping by. When their father loses his job, their irrepressible mother decides that vaudeville is their best chance to make the rentâand create a more exciting life for herself in the process.
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 awakeningâto unexpected possibilities, to love and heartbreak, and to the dawn of a new American era.