Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman
On the night that Arlyn Singer's father dies, she is certain her destiny will find her. Years later, Arlyn is gone, leaving her children, Sam and Blanca, alone with their distant father in the glass house they have made their home.
Visually stunning, frequently heart-wrenching * Daily Telegraph *
Alice Hoffman's novels are a beguiling mix of the ordinary and the extraordinaryBitter everyday occurrences - broken marriages, disappointed lives - are transformed under her tender gaze into magical, heart-breaking fables... Hoffman acknowledges the weight of this pain in mesmerisingly graceful prose, while the spareness of her style allows for hope's infinite possibilities in even the most daunting of circumstances -- Eithne Farry * Daily Mail *
A novel that plays with the subconcsious, weaving together magic and myth and a kind of realism. Hoffman is an excellent storyteller with a beguilingly mystical bent * Time Out *
A magical, haunting read, full of hidden passions, heartbreak and ghosts * Glamour *
The dream-like nature of the narrative is well constructed and oddly plausible -- Ludovic Hunter-Tilney * Financial Times *
Alice Hoffman's novels are a beguiling mix of the ordinary and the extraordinaryBitter everyday occurrences - broken marriages, disappointed lives - are transformed under her tender gaze into magical, heart-breaking fables... Hoffman acknowledges the weight of this pain in mesmerisingly graceful prose, while the spareness of her style allows for hope's infinite possibilities in even the most daunting of circumstances -- Eithne Farry * Daily Mail *
A novel that plays with the subconcsious, weaving together magic and myth and a kind of realism. Hoffman is an excellent storyteller with a beguilingly mystical bent * Time Out *
A magical, haunting read, full of hidden passions, heartbreak and ghosts * Glamour *
The dream-like nature of the narrative is well constructed and oddly plausible -- Ludovic Hunter-Tilney * Financial Times *
Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of acclaimed novels, including Here on Earth (an Oprah Book Club selection), Practical Magic (a Hollywood film), The River King, Blue Diary, Turtle Moon and most recently The Third Angel. Blackbird House was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. She divides her time between Boston and New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099488842 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099488841 |
| Title | Skylight Confessions |
| Author | Alice Hoffman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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