Local girls / Alice Hoffman
- Bib ID:
- 1400928
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hoffman, Alice
- Description:
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- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1999
- 197 p. ; 21 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0399145079 (acid-free paper)
- Summary:
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Alice Hoffman evokes the world of the Samuelsons, a family torn apart by tragedy and divorce in a world of bad judgment and fierce attachments, disappointments and devotion. Hoffman charts the always unexpected progress of Gretel Samuelson from the time Gretel is a young girl already acquainted with betrayal and grief, until she finally leaves home. Gretel's sly, funny, knowing perspective is at the heart of this collection as she navigates through loyalty and loss with the help of an unforgettable trio of women: her best friend Jill, her romance-addicted cousin Margot and her mother, Franny, whose spiritual journey affects them all. Told in alternating voices, these tales work wonders. Funny and lyrical, disturbing and healing, each is a lesson of survival, a reminder of the ties of blood and the power of friendship.
- Full contents:
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- Dear diary.
- Rose Red.
- Flight.
- Gretel.
- Tell the truth.
- How to talk to the dead.
- Fate.
- Bake at 350*.
- True confession.
- The rest of your life.
- The boy who wrestled with Angels.
- Examining the evidence.
- Devotion.
- Still among the living.
- Local girls.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1999
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