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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller notes
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Type
- Novel
- Features
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, 1st Printing, Very Good Condition (See Photos), Full Sized Hardcover, NOT BCE, Alice Hoffman, Standalone Novel (Not apart of an A.H. series), The Story Sisters, 2009 Release
- Book Series
- Standalone (N/A)
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- ISBN
- 9780307393869
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0307393860
ISBN-13
9780307393869
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70916611
Product Key Features
Book Title
Story Sisters
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
22 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-051054
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Hoffman's characters are always moving back and forth, challenging our perceptions, daring us to judge them. Her sentences tremble with allegory. . . . In the end, THE STORY SISTERS , for all its magic realism, is about a family navigating through motherhood, sisterhood, daughterhood. It's Little Women on mushrooms. (Bookish sisters beware)." New York Times Book Review "Hoffman is celebrated for her ability to conjure plausible alternative realities, to sprinkle her landscapes with witches and other mythical creatures, while keeping her stories closely tethered to familiar terrain. There's a mysticism that swirls about her works but, like a late-morning fog, it eventually burns off to reveal a physical and emotional topography that most all of us can recognize." Chicago Tribune "This bewitching novel explores the bonds of sisterhood like a haunting modern fairy tale." Glamour "Any new book by Hoffman is an occasion to rejoice, as is the case with THE STORY SISTERS." Sacramento Bee "The sisters'struggle to grow and thrive in the real world will keep you riveted to the pages of this heartbreaking novel about the powers and limits of love." Redbook "When it comes to blending magic and the mundane routines of life, there's no finer writer than Alice Hoffman -- but even she has outdone herself with her latest novel. THE STORY SISTERS hearkens back to the classic fairy tale, where one must suffer fear and loss before stumbling upon a happy ending. Hoffman reminds us with every sentence that words have the power to transport us to alternate worlds, to heal a broken heart, and to tie us irrevocably to the people we love." Jodi Picoult, author of Handle With Care "The always dazzling Hoffman has outdone herself in this bewitching weave of psychologically astute fantasy and shattering realism....this is an entrancing and romantic drama shot through with radiant beauty and belief in human resilience and transformation." Booklist (starred review) "Painfully moving....there are beautiful moments throughout." Kirkus Reviews "Keeps readers heartbroken yet spellbound, turning the pages." Library Journal From the Hardcover edition., "The always dazzling Hoffman has outdone herself….Her alluring characters are soulful, their suffering mythic, and though the sorrows are many and the body count high, this is an entrancing and romantic drama shot through with radiant beauty and belief in human resilience and transformation." -Booklist, starred review, "When it comes to blending magic and the mundane routines of life, there's no finer writer than Alice Hoffman -- but even she has outdone herself with her latest novel. THE STORY SISTERS hearkens back to the classic fairy tale, where one must suffer fear and loss before stumbling upon a happy ending. Hoffman reminds us with every sentence that words have the power to transport us to alternate worlds, to heal a broken heart, and to tie us irrevocably to the people we love." Jodi Picoult, author ofHandle With Care "The always dazzling Hoffman has outdone herself in this bewitching weave of psychologically astute fantasy and shattering realism….this is an entrancing and romantic drama shot through with radiant beauty and belief in human resilience and transformation." Booklist(starred review) "Painfully moving….there are beautiful moments throughout." KirkusReviews "Keeps readers heartbroken yet spellbound, turning the pages." Library Journal From the Hardcover edition., "Hoffman's characters are always moving back and forth, challenging our perceptions, daring us to judge them. Her sentences tremble with allegory. . . . In the end, THE STORY SISTERS,for all its magic realism, is about a family navigating through motherhood, sisterhood, daughterhood. It'sLittle Womenon mushrooms. (Bookish sisters beware)." New York Times Book Review "The sisters'struggle to grow and thrive in the real world will keep you riveted to the pages of this heartbreaking novel about the powers and limits of love." Redbook "When it comes to blending magic and the mundane routines of life, there's no finer writer than Alice Hoffman -- but even she has outdone herself with her latest novel. THE STORY SISTERS hearkens back to the classic fairy tale, where one must suffer fear and loss before stumbling upon a happy ending. Hoffman reminds us with every sentence that words have the power to transport us to alternate worlds, to heal a broken heart, and to tie us irrevocably to the people we love." Jodi Picoult, author ofHandle With Care "The always dazzling Hoffman has outdone herself in this bewitching weave of psychologically astute fantasy and shattering realism….this is an entrancing and romantic drama shot through with radiant beauty and belief in human resilience and transformation." Booklist(starred review) "Painfully moving….there are beautiful moments throughout." KirkusReviews "Keeps readers heartbroken yet spellbound, turning the pages." Library Journal From the Hardcover edition., "Hoffman's characters are always moving back and forth, challenging our perceptions, daring us to judge them. Her sentences tremble with allegory. . . . In the end, THE STORY SISTERS,for all its magic realism, is about a family navigating through motherhood, sisterhood, daughterhood. It'sLittle Womenon mushrooms. (Bookish sisters beware)." New York Times Book Review "Hoffman is celebrated for her ability to conjure plausible alternative realities, to sprinkle her landscapes with witches and other mythical creatures, while keeping her stories closely tethered to familiar terrain. There's a mysticism that swirls about her works but, like a late-morning fog, it eventually burns off to reveal a physical and emotional topography that most all of us can recognize." Chicago Tribune "Any new book by Hoffman is an occasion to rejoice, as is the case with THE STORY SISTERS." Sacramento Bee "The sisters'struggle to grow and thrive in the real world will keep you riveted to the pages of this heartbreaking novel about the powers and limits of love." Redbook "When it comes to blending magic and the mundane routines of life, there's no finer writer than Alice Hoffman -- but even she has outdone herself with her latest novel. THE STORY SISTERS hearkens back to the classic fairy tale, where one must suffer fear and loss before stumbling upon a happy ending. Hoffman reminds us with every sentence that words have the power to transport us to alternate worlds, to heal a broken heart, and to tie us irrevocably to the people we love." Jodi Picoult, author ofHandle With Care "The always dazzling Hoffman has outdone herself in this bewitching weave of psychologically astute fantasy and shattering realism….this is an entrancing and romantic drama shot through with radiant beauty and belief in human resilience and transformation." Booklist(starred review) "Painfully moving….there are beautiful moments throughout." KirkusReviews "Keeps readers heartbroken yet spellbound, turning the pages." Library Journal
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813.54
Synopsis
From the New York Times Bestselling Author of The Third Angel Alice Hoffman's previous novel, The Third Angel , was hailed as "an unforgettable portrait of the depth of true love" ( USA Today ), "stunning" (Jodi Picoult), and "spellbinding" ( Miami Herald ). Her new novel, The Story Sisters , charts the lives of three sistersElv, Claire, and Meg. Each has a fate she must meet alone: one on a country road, one in the streets of Paris, and one in the corridors of her own imagination. Inhabiting their world are a charismatic man who cannot tell the truth, a neighbor who is not who he appears to be, a clumsy boy in Paris who falls in love and stays there, a detective who finds his heart's desire, and a demon who will not let go. What does a mother do when one of her children goes astray? How does she save one daughter without sacrificing the others? How deep can love go, and how far can it take you? These are the questions this luminous novel asks. At once a coming-of-age tale, a family saga, and a love story of erotic longing, The Story Sisters sifts through the miraculous and the mundane as the girls become women and their choices haunt them, change them and, finally, redeem them. It confirms Alice Hoffman's reputation as "a writer whose keen ear for the measure struck by the beat of the human heart is unparalleled" ( The Chicago Tribune ). From the Hardcover edition.
LC Classification Number
PS3558.O3447S76 2009
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