Our Gen, a novel, Diane McKinney-Whetstone
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Our Gen, a novel, Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Language
eng
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novels
Main title
Our Gen
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Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Sub title
a novel
Summary
In the Gen, an upscale fifty-five-plus community, Cynthia befriends two other black residents, as well as a woman who everyone assumes is from India, creating a camaraderie that becomes the catalyst for secrets to be exposedThe Gen -- short for Sexagenarian -- is an upscale fifty-five-plus community located in the bucolic suburbs of Philadelphia. Main character Cynthia befriends the Gen's two other Black residents, Bloc and Tish, as well as Lavia, who everyone assumes is from India. They regularly convene to smoke weed, line dance, and debate politics and philosophy as the wine goes down like silk. Their camaraderie is exhilarating. But beneath the fun and froth, storms gather. With its walls of windows gushing light and air, the Gen becomes the catalyst for secrets to be exposed
Target audience
adult
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