Half the House: a Memoir (Harvest Book) - Softcover

Hoffman, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156004674 ISBN 13: 9780156004671

Publisher: Thomson Learning, 1997

Synopsis

Half the House is the story of a family repeatedly visited by death and suffering; of a boy burdened with a terrible secret; of a father and son estranged by grief and anger. Richard Hoffman recalls his boyhood in postwar, blue collar Allentown, PA, a world of breweries and ballfields, by turns idyllic and brutal. He depicts his family's struggles to maintain their dignity while caring for two of his brothers, who are terminally ill, and reveals how, under such circumstances, hope and denial become one; love and rage are inextricably fused; and silence and unreality threaten.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Hoffman's prose and verse have appeared in numberous journals, including Agni, Ascent, Harvard Review, The Literary Review, and in anthologies. Among numerous awards, the most recent is The Literary Riview's Charles Angoff Prize. He is Writer-in-Residence at Emerson College and teaches at the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast MFA program.

Synopsis:

The personal story of Richard Hoffman describes his childhood in blue-collar, postwar Allentown, life in a family with two terminally ill children, struggle with and recovery from alcoholism, and confrontation with his father.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson Learning
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0156004674
• ISBN 13: 9780156004671
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190