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  1. Sep 6, 2022 · Set in 1950s San Francisco in the historically Black Fillmore district neighborhood, known at the time for its jazz scene, On the Rooftop is an atmospheric, coming of age family saga. Vivian is a fiercely dedicated mother who settled on the West Coast during the Great Migration.

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    • Hardcover
    • Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
  2. Sep 1, 2022 · In ON THE ROOFTOP (Ecco, 304 pp., $28.99), Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s mellifluous third novel, readers have a front-row seat to a timeless drama about a mother with dreams that don’t quite line...

  3. Sep 5, 2023 · A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters’ ambitions for their own lives—set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San Francisco. At home they are just sisters, but on stage, they are The Salvations.

    • $30.99
    • 9780.1B
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • 304
  4. Sep 1, 2022 · Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s third novel, On the Rooftop, is a creative exploration of family, community and resilience set in San Francisco’s historically Black Fillmore neighborhood in the 1950s. Told from multiple perspectives, the novel centers on Vivian, who came to San Francisco from New Orleans after the death of her husband, the ...

  5. Feb 22, 2024 · In On the Rooftop, the world of 1950s-era San Francisco — specifically, the city’s Fillmore District — is brought to life through a family of talented women. Sisters Ruth, Esther, and Chloe range in age from 20 – 24, and they’re on the cusp of stardom.

  6. Sep 6, 2022 · The story took place in 1953 in San Francisco after many had to flee Louisiana and the lack of opportunities there. The book is about an overprotective mother, Vivian, who raised three daughters, Ruth Esther and Chloe after her husband’s death in Louisiana.

    • Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
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  8. Sep 6, 2022 · A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters’ ambitions for their own lives—set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San Francisco.

    • Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
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