The Smell of Other People's Houses

Hitchcock, Bonnie-Sue

ISBN 10: 0147523710 ISBN 13: 9780147523716

Publisher: Listening Library, 2016

Synopsis

In Alaska, 1970, being a teenager here isn’t like being a teenager anywhere else. This deeply moving and authentic debut is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America’s Last Frontier introduce a writer of rare talent.
 
Ruth has a secret that she can’t hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she comes from, even when good luck strikes. Alyce is trying to reconcile her desire to dance, with the life she’s always known on her family’s fishing boat. Hank and his brothers decide it’s safer to run away than to stay home—until one of them ends up in terrible danger.
 
Four very different lives are about to become entangled. This unforgettable book is about people who try to save each other—and how sometimes, when they least expect it, they succeed. 
Narrator Cast List:
Ruth, Read by Jorjeana Marie 
Dora, Read by Erin Tripp 
Alyce, Read by Karissa Vacker 
Hank, Read by Robbie Daymond

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Review

this is an exquisitely drawn, deeply heartfelt look at a time and place not often addressed. Hitchcock s measured prose casts a gorgeous, almost otherworldly feel over the text, resulting in a quietly lovely look at the various sides of human nature and growing up in a difficult world. "Booklist"starred review
"Using alternating narratives, debut novelist Hitchcock deftly weaves these stories together, setting them against the backdrop of a native Alaska that readers will find intoxicating. The gutsiness of these four teens who, at heart, are trying to find their places in the world and survive against challenging odds, will resonate with readers of all ages." "Publishers Weekly

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"From the Hardcover edition.""

An exquisitely drawn, deeply heartfelt look at a time and place not often addressed. Hitchcock s measured prose casts a gorgeous, almost otherworldly feel over the text, resulting in a quietly lovely look at the various sides of human nature and growing up in a difficult world. Booklist, Starred
"Using alternating narratives, debut novelist Hitchcock deftly weaves these stories together, setting them against the backdrop of a native Alaska that readers will find intoxicating.. . .will resonate with readers of all ages." Publishers Weekly
An affecting story of fractured love and surprising redemption. Shelf Awareness, Starred
A multifaceted glimpse into [a] rich cast of characters. . . . An excellent debut. SLJ
The Alaskan author depicts places and an era rarely seen in fiction for teens .All benefit from her journalist s eye for detail. Kirkus Reviews
Grounded in emotional honesty. The Horn Book
An honest, gritty, and moving portrait of growing up in Alaska. Only someone who knows and loves this place through and through could tell this story. This book is Alaska. Eowyn Ivey, author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child
As only a native of Alaska can, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock blends narratives of indigenous and non- into a buffet of pain and beauty. Highly recommended. Tim Tingle, author of the series How I Became a Ghost

From the Hardcover edition."

A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, 2016
An exquisitely drawn, deeply heartfelt look at a time and place not often addressed. Hitchcock s measured prose casts a gorgeous, almost otherworldly feel over the text, resulting in a quietly lovely look at the various sides of human nature and growing up in a difficult world. Booklist, Starred
"Using alternating narratives, debut novelist Hitchcock deftly weaves these stories together, setting them against the backdrop of a native Alaska that readers will find intoxicating.. . .will resonate with readers of all ages." Publishers Weekly
An affecting story of fractured love and surprising redemption. Shelf Awareness, Starred
A multifaceted glimpse into [a] rich cast of characters. . . . An excellent debut. SLJ
The Alaskan author depicts places and an era rarely seen in fiction for teens .All benefit from her journalist s eye for detail. Kirkus Reviews
Grounded in emotional honesty. The Horn Book
An honest, gritty, and moving portrait of growing up in Alaska. Only someone who knows and loves this place through and through could tell this story. This book is Alaska. Eowyn Ivey, author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child
As only a native of Alaska can, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock blends narratives of indigenous and non- into a buffet of pain and beauty. Highly recommended. Tim Tingle, author of the series How I Became a Ghost

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A William C. Morris Award Finalist
A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, 2016

"An exquisitely drawn, deeply heartfelt look at a time and place not often addressed. Hitchcock's measured prose casts a gorgeous, almost otherworldly feel over the text, resulting in a quietly lovely look at the various sides of human nature and growing up in a difficult world." --Booklist, Starred

"Using alternating narratives, debut novelist Hitchcock deftly weaves these stories together, setting them against the backdrop of a native Alaska that readers will find intoxicating. . . . will resonate with readers of all ages." --Publishers Weekly

"An affecting story of fractured love and surprising redemption." --Shelf Awareness, Starred

"A multifaceted glimpse into [a] rich cast of characters. . . . An excellent debut." --SLJ

"The Alaskan author depicts places and an era rarely seen in fiction for teens....All benefit from her journalist's eye for detail." --Kirkus Reviews

"Grounded in emotional honesty." --The Horn Book

"An honest, gritty, and moving portrait of growing up in Alaska. Only someone who knows and loves this place through and through could tell this story. This book is Alaska." --Eowyn Ivey, author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child

"As only a native of Alaska can, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock blends narratives of indigenous and non- into a buffet of pain and beauty. Highly recommended." --Tim Tingle, author of the series How I Became a Ghost

Book Description

Love, tragedy, luck and salvation in the interweaving stories of four teenagers in this extraordinary 1970s Alaskan set debut novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Listening Library
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0147523710
• ISBN 13: 9780147523716
• Binding: Audio CD