Skylight Confessions: A Novel - Brossura

Hoffman, Alice

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ISBN 10: 0316017876 ISBN 13: 9780316017879

Casa editrice: Back Bay Books, 2008

Riassunto

The marriage of Arlyn Singer and John Moody, opposites who are drawn to each other despite a mutual lack of understanding, has a profound and lasting impact on them, their children, and their grandchildren, in a poignant novel of three generations of a family haunted and shaped by love. Reader's Guide included. Reprint.

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Recensione:

"Achingly beautiful and filled with heart-wrenchingly real characters: one of Hoffman's best."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Among the many pleasures of Skylight Confessions is a sense of continuous corner-turning, a chain of surprises. . . . Skylight Confessions is about the unresolvable contradictions that lie at the heart of life."―Ann Harleman, Boston Globe

"Hoffman's brand of magical realism squeezes caring out of hard-to-reach places and ends up being a celebration of love."―Good Housekeeping

"Wholly original and haunting."―Parade

"Hoffman is one of our great storytellers and one who knows the American family in all its many facets. In Skylight Confessions, she has once again written a story and characters that are truly unforgettable. A novel to be savored."―Victoria A. Brownworth, Baltimore Sun

"Haunting. . . . This isn't just Hoffman's best recent novel; it's one of the best of a distinguished list. . . . Long after the last page is turned, the characters and their stories are impossible to forget."―Gail Pennington, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Alice Hoffman remains a literary sorceress par excellence. . . . In a novel that unfolds like a dream, Hoffman reminds readers that love and family create the most potent magic of all."―Martha Woodall, Philadelphia Inquirer

"Alice Hoffman has written her most spellbinding, accomplished novel yet. . . . Although this is Hoffman's nineteenth book, it feels utterly fresh. Her voice -- touched by the cadences of fairy tales -- buoys us through the novel's saddest currents."―Andrea Chapin, More

"Hoffman's shimmering, multigenerational melodrama bewitches with supernatural imagery while imaginatively dramatizing all-too-common heartaches."―Donna Seaman, Booklist

L'autore:

Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of seventeen acclaimed novels, including The Ice Queen, Practical Magic, Here on Earth, The River King, Blue Diary, Illumination Night, Turtle Moon, Seventh Heaven, and At Risk, as well as the highly praised story collections Local Girls and Blackbird House.

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• Editore: Back Bay Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0316017876
• ISBN 13: 9780316017879
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 290