The Collected Novels Volume One: Property Of, The Drowning Season, Fortune's Daughter, and At Risk

Synopsis

Four acclaimed novels by &“a born storyteller,&” the New York Times–bestselling author of The Rules of Magic and The Dovekeepers (Entertainment Weekly). One of today&’s most beloved authors of lyrical fiction with a touch of magic, Alice Hoffman boasts a body of work that has been praised by readers and critics from the very beginning. This collection includes her first novel, plus three more of her outstanding tales. Property Of: Hoffman&’s debut about teenage girls in mascara and leather and their attraction to local toughs is &“a remarkably envisioned novel, almost mythic in its cadences&” (The New York Times). The Drowning Season intertwines the stories of two women named Esther: a granddaughter, who yearns to escape the Long Island shore and the coldness of the family matriarch; and her grandmother, who fled her abusive parents in Russia decades before. This novel &“casts the spell of all great fairy tales. It takes daily life and transforms it into myth as we watch&” (Chicago Sun-Times). Fortune&’s Daughter: A New York Times Notable Book, this luminous novel of a restless young traveler and a fortune-teller with a secret is a tribute to the profound mysteries of motherhood and childbirth from a writer who, in the words of Amy Tan, &“takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things.&” At Risk is a New York Times bestseller that &“will leave few dry eyes&” (Library Journal). In 1980s America, a family copes with their daughter&’s terrifying AIDS diagnosis.

Copyright:

1988

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

661 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781504002011

Publisher:

Open Road Media

Date of Addition:

12/16/24

Copyrighted By:

Alice Hoffman

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.