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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Sexual content
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Adult romantic interests and relationships; non-explicit and secondary
Violence & gore
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Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Faith and spirituality recur as anchors alongside music and family
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Gentrification, racial displacement, and social change drive the narrative
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Systemic racism and forced community displacement; family emotional conflict
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