Synopsis
Upon turning eighteen, Esther the Black looks for a chance to escape from her hated and dying grandmother, Esther the White, who lives in seclusion on Long Island where each summer--during The Drowning Season--her son Philip tres to kill himself by walking into the ocean
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About the Author
Alice Hoffman was born in New York City in 1952 and grew up on Long Island. Hoffman's first novel, Property Of, was written when she was twenty-one. Her short fiction and nonfiction works have appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine, Kenyon Review, Redbook, Architectural Digest, Gourmet, Self, and others. Her novel Practical Magic was made into a major motion picture starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman; her young adult novel Aquamarine was made into a movie in 2006. She lives in Boston and New York.
Review
Praise for The Drowning Season
“A triumph.”—Los Angeles Times
“Absolutely magical...one of the best books I have ever read.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“A superb novel.”—John Irving
“A touching and startling novel.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Awesome and funny...Hoffman is operating in Kafka's realm, in the territory of I. B. Singer, and of Tolstoy's folk tales...[S]he has tapped some timeless quality of human experience.”—Newsday
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Hardcover. Condition: VG-NF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG/NF. First Edition. Book appears light to moderately read with light foxing at edges and a previous owner's small ink stamp on FEP, title page and top edge, in an un-priceclipped dj that exhibits scant wear at edges and extremities. OW a tight, solid and square looking copy of the true first edition of the author's second novel. Number line on print history page reads: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 212 pages. Seller Inventory # 002356
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Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Good condition stated first edition signed by author on title page. Contains full numberline. This copy appears to be unread, but gets dings on condition for evidence of possible insect damage on base cover (book has been sent through freezer process out of an abundance of caution) and unknown amber speckling/foxing on outside text block. Previous bookseller number in light pencil on flyleaf. Dust jacket in fine condition and in protective archival sleeve. signed by author or artist. Seller Inventory # 595
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Hardcover & Paperback. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good +. First Edition. 8vo (22 x 14 cm). 212 pp. 8vo (21 x 13 cm). Includes book (1st edition signed on title-page), galley proof (also signed on title-page) and two typewritten pages of reviews of her previous novel (Property of). Text blocks tight and unmarked. Unclipped DJ on book, galley proof (with review information laid in) stapled to upper cover. Both dust jackets in Mylar. Seller Inventory # 554