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“Filled with energetic prose and colorful characters—you won’t soon forget the Turner girls!” Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“This novel of love, dreams, and the everlasting strength of family perfectly encapsulates the social mores and pressures of the early twentieth century. The Turner sisters dare to dream big—don’t miss this page turner!” Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author
“Book clubs are sure to fall for The Tumbling Turner Sisters. Through this band of charming young women—and their stage mother, of course—Juliette Fay delivers the history, mystery, and prejudice of vaudeville in a story that is ultimately about the possibility of practice making something perfect (or perfect enough, anyway), the benefits of humor and ambition, and the redemptive power of love.” Meg Waite Clayton, New York Times bestselling author
“The Turner sisters come tumbling out of this terrific story, full of life, passion, and trouble. Forced into a life in vaudeville, the four young girls and their mother push the boundaries of propriety to achieve their dreams in a world that doesn’t often allow women to have dreams. Gert and Winnie shine as each, in her own way, fights for her right to be who she is. A great piece of historical fiction that rings true one hundred years later.” B. A. Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author
“Readers who delight in books set in 1920 or feature the theater will adore Fay’s spunky coming-of-age tale….This wonderfully evocative story charms…The delightful quotes from famous vaudeville performers, along with colorful details of life on stage, are a testament to Fay’s meticulous research. The pace is as rapid as their tumbling, and the appealing characters add to the enjoyment readers will feel from a story with gumption.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)
“All four Turner daughters and their mother are forces to be reckoned with…Their lively personalities bring to life Fay’s outlandishly enjoyable premise. With humor, affection, ambition, and a talent for weaving in history, Fay brings the world of 1910s vaudeville vividly to life through the travails of the tenacious Turner family.” Publishers Weekly
“The great-granddaughter of a vaudevillian, Fay brings an unrivaled verisimilitude to the community of hardworking, resilient, and spirited entertainers who created their performing lives out of both desperation and desire.” Booklist
“Readers will applaud these hardworking sisters. Fay’s charming fourth novel pulls back the curtains to reveal the colorful lives in vaudeville.” Library Journal
“Packed with lively characters and charming detail, Juliette Fay’s thoughtful prose sheds light on an almost forgotten part of entertainment history.” Allie Larkin, bestselling author of Stay
“The Tumbling Turner Sisters explores vaudeville with stunning humanity and sharp humor. Juliette Fay’s novel of sisters forced by their ultimate stage mother into this show business world of fanciful facade hiding cutthroat innards reveals America—from Jim Crow laws to skirting prohibition. Like Little Women, these four sisters, facing loss and poverty, reveal a family with an unbreakable core of fortitude and love.” Randy Susan Meyers, bestselling author of Accidents of Marriage
