A review by stingo
The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay

3.0

An agreeable story set in the very late 1910's-early 1920's about four sisters who enter the world of vaudeville to help keep their family financially afloat. The novel alternates between the two middle sisters, Gert (the really attractive one) and Winnie (the smart one) telling the story of their rough beginnings, life on the road and historical events (like women's suffrage). Nell, the oldest, is married and living with her husband Henry and Kit, the youngest still has some five years before being free of parental control. Given the age of the two narrators (18 and 17), I'm inclined to say that to me this was a Young Adult (YA) novel as it dealt with issues related to growing up as a young woman in those times. A strong sense of family and especially sisterhood permeates the story, giving it its particular tone and language. Three solid stars.