![]() ![]() McKinney-Whetstone has a gentle storytelling style peppered with delightful turns of phrase (“The sun had returned as if to retrieve a forgotten fedora”). –Philadelphia Inquirerįocusing on a group of people who aren’t often at the center of stories filled with love, sex and laughter, Our Gen is warm and smart, accessible yet meaningful, a beach read with strong writing and emotional heft. As always, it’s about characters for McKinney-Whetstone, and these four leap off the page with charm, vitality, and vulnerability. Its main foursome - all nonwhite residents of a schmancy 55+ “active living” community somewhere outside Philly - like to drink, crack jokes and smoke weed, but there are secrets bubbling just under the surface that may threaten the group dynamic. ![]() Rooted in intrigue, humor and potential romance, though never far from heartache, Our Gen may be as close as revered and award-winning Philadelphia author Diane McKinney-Whetstone ever comes to the Beach Read section. ![]()
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