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Description for Here On Earth
Paperback. March returns to her childhood home with her teenage daughter, Gwen, to attend the funeral of the housekeeper who brought her up. Unexpectedly, though, the visit rekindles in March a passion for an earlier unrequited love. Overwhelmed by her emotions, she abandons her marriage and life commitments in pursuit of the affair. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with some shelf wear
March returns to her childhood home with her teenage daughter, Gwen, to attend the funeral of the housekeeper who brought her up. Unexpectedly, though, the visit rekindles in March a passion for an earlier unrequited love. Overwhelmed by her emotions, she abandons her marriage and life commitments in pursuit of the affair. But her lover is a man of strange secrets with a violent streak, and she soon discovers him to be a Bluebeard with a sinister collection...
Here on Earth is both a darkly compelling love story and a fantastically detailed portrait of small-town life, rife with gossip, ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099750819
SKU
KOC0022671
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of acclaimed novels, including Practical Magic (a Hollywood film), The River King, Blue Diary, Turtle Moon and most recently Skylight Confessions. Blackbird House was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. She divides her time between Boston and New York City.
Reviews for Here On Earth
There is something irresistible about the novels of Alice Hoffman. Her themes of love, marriage, family and friendship are reassuringly familiar and her style agreeably evocative...Her stories have a quality of mystery and even darkness that puts a fresh spin on the commonplace, and at its very best can make the reader look at life from a fresh angle. ... Read more