Literary Fiction
On the Rooftop
2022·304 pages
A heartfelt family saga of a mother and her singing daughters navigating dreams and gentrification in 1950s San Francisco.
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A heartfelt family saga of a mother and her singing daughters navigating dreams and gentrification in 1950s San Francisco.
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A deeply felt, big hearted exploration of family, sisterhood and gentrification, this is the kind of expansive, lush novel that envelops with charm while provoking with its fierce intelligence.” - Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie · "Richly observed and beautifully written, On the Rooftop weaves the lives of its characters together into a story bursting with music and feeling. Margaret Wilkerson Sexton writes with power and nuance about matters of the spirit and the flesh
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Minor references to romantic relationships; no explicit content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Brief mentions of conflict; no graphic violence or gore depicted.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Moderate focus on gentrification and racial dynamics in 1950s San Francisco.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor references to systemic racism and community displacement.
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