At Risk - Rilegato

Hoffman, Alice

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0399133674 ISBN 13: 9780399133671

Casa editrice: Putnam Pub Group, 1988

Riassunto

A poignant tale of a loving, resilient New England family fighting to keep their eleven-year-old gifted daughter stricken with AIDS--in school and to preserve their family bonds in the face of tragedy

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In a novel the Village Voice calls "memorable" and "striking," Alice Hoffman vividly portrays a family shattered by tragedy when eleven-year-old Amanda is diagnosed with AIDS...""Brilliant...explosive...heart-rending."" --Chicago Tribune" "Graceful...emotionally potent...A cathartic tale that begs us, with heartbreaking eloquence, to stop looking the other way."" --Glamour" "Within pages, the reader falls in love with this very real little girl... Moving, dramatic and painfully human."" --Miami Herald" "Compelling power...tenderness and perceptiveness." " --New York Times" "I have rarely encountered a work that has moved me as strongly... extraordinary." " --Mademoiselle" "Deeply impressive...powerful." " --Newsweek" "Deeply moving...Sensitivity and empathy...radiate from this beautiful novel." " --Chicago Sun-Times" "Compassionate...This is a serious, honest novel." " --Village Voice" "Tender, strikingly simple and deeply memorable." " --Kirkus Reviews" "An affecting novel of exquisite delicacy, with humor, warmth, and sensitivity. Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel." " --Joseph Heller

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• Editore: Putnam Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0399133674
• ISBN 13: 9780399133671
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida