Property Of (FSG Classics) - Softcover

Alice, Hoffman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374531838 ISBN 13: 9780374531836

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009

Synopsis

When Property Of was first published in 1977, Kirkus Reviews described it as "that precious commodity, the first novel of great promise." In telling the story of a young outsider who is obsessed with her gang-leader lover but unwilling to commit to becoming one of "the Property of the Orphans"--the tough girls who belong to the boys on the avenue--Alice Hoffman explores hard truths about how difficult it is to love another, and yet how much more difficult it is to pull away.

About this title

Review:

"Like Anne Tyler, Hoffman spins a story enchantingly, with the undeniable force and vividness of a dream." --Ms.

"She is a born storyteller." --Entertainment Weekly

"A reader is in good hands with Alice Hoffman, able to count on many pleasures. She is one of our quirkiest and most interesting novelists." --Jane Smiley, USA Today

From the Publisher:

Exciting, irresistible, surprising, Property Of is a brilliant work in its own right as well as a formidable debut for its young author.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0374531838
• ISBN 13: 9780374531836
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288