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March Murray returns to the small town where she grew up for a funeral, and is drawn back into an intense and dangerous love affair which she had thought was over, so risking her marriage, family and her own indentity. "Hoffman's great skill is to remind you that you can never be too complacent about other people's lives" "Independent On Sunday"; "Imagine "Wuthering Heights" set in a small New England town during the last 30 years... compelling" "Independent".
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In this first-rate "tape turner" Hoffman once again proves her powers as a storyteller. Dialogue rings remarkably true in this reading by Susan Ericksen, which also brings out the incisive details and keen observations on nature, both human and otherwise, that Hoffman carefully deploys in this masterful narrative. When March Murray travels East with her teenage daughter to attend the funeral of the beloved housekeeper who looked after her when she was growing up, March's past comes rushing up to meet her. The present is quickly dominated by the lurking presence of her former lover, Hollis, who has patiently awaited her long overdue return. The tale is populated by those for whom love brings more sorrow than happiness: a woman afraid to commit to a relationship, a husband in love with someone other than his wife, two young people who fall for each other only to find they are close relatives, and the self-destructing love of Hollis and March. While love has the power to transform those who fall under its spell--devotion to an old racehorse turns March's daughter, a sullen teenager, into a strong young woman--the love March herself suffers robs her of nearly all sense and goodness. Hoffman deftly weaves her characters' stories against a vivid New England landscape where the past always has a grip on the present. And the listener is left at the end both satisfied and longing to hear more. --Anne Depue
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"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. If I could see things through Hoffman's eyes, I'm convinced life would be richer and more interesting... Here On Earth is a wonderful piece of storytelling" (Literary Review)
"Hoffman is shrewd and witty about the networks of gossip and affection in town, and she evokes place superbly... spellbinding" (Sunday Times)
"Imagine Wuthering Heights set in a small New England town during the last 30 years. The characters escape not to wild moors but marshes haunted by foxes and souls of drowned men-compelling" (Independent)
"Wuthering Heights meets The Horse Whisperer... riveting and memorable" (Mail on Sunday)
"A gripping novel that evokes the tensions of small-town life" (Elle)
"Hoffman is shrewd and witty about the networks of gossip and affection in town, and she evokes place superbly... spellbinding" (Sunday Times)
"Imagine Wuthering Heights set in a small New England town during the last 30 years. The characters escape not to wild moors but marshes haunted by foxes and souls of drowned men-compelling" (Independent)
"Wuthering Heights meets The Horse Whisperer... riveting and memorable" (Mail on Sunday)
"A gripping novel that evokes the tensions of small-town life" (Elle)
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0099275481
- ISBN 13 9780099275480
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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