Trading Dreams at Midnight

<p><strong>From the author of <em>Blues Dancing</em> and <em>Tumbling</em>--a writer who ought to be classified among the best of all contemporary fiction writers period (<em>Detroit Free Press</em>)--comes a riveting novel about the desire for redemption and rebirth</strong></p> <p>Moving across moments in time Trading Dreams tells the story of a woman and the grandmother she is deeply connected by love and terrible pain.</p><p> For years 33-year-old Neena has waged a relentless search for Freeda the mother who abandoned her 20 years ago. Neena supports herself by blackmailing married men but when a stong goes wrong she finds herself on the run back to her younger sister Tish in Philadelphia. But returning brings terrible grief--and unexpected hope as Neena learns to face the past her grandmother and herself.</p><p> A settled church lady and gifted seamstress Nan is devoted to her granddaughter Tish who is soon to become a mother herself. A vibrant passionate woman Nan worries that in some way she caused her daughter Freeda's instability. Neena's returning holds unexpected consequences for Nan too and eventually she must confront her denial and fears--about the past and the future. </p><p> In a style that has been characterized as accessible Toni Morrison and literary Terry McMillan Diane McKinney-Whetstone has crafted another powerful story of love loss community and healing that captures what it means to be human.</p>