The Drowning Season

by Alice Hoffman

Overview

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic presents a “stunning and hypnotic” novel that “interweaves past and present with piercing images and unfailing energy”(Publishers Weekly).

On a secluded waterfront estate on the North Shore of Long Island, a matriarch named Esther rules over her clan. But in spite of her sharp tongue and manipulative ways, she cannot quite keep control over her charges. Her son, Philip, routinely tries to drown himself each summer; her granddaughter'sneaks cigarettes and dreams of escape. Esther has hired Cohen, a Russian landscaper, to watch over the family as well as the grounds. But Cohen has been watching Esther as well. And his love for her is growing wild enough to uproot them all...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425184752
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/02/2002
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.15(w) x 7.95(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Invisible Hour, The World That We Knew, Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic (A Reese’s Book Club pick), Magic Lessons, The Book of Magic, Here on Earth (An Oprah’s Book Club pick), and The Dovekeepers. She lives near Boston.

Hometown:

Boston, Massachusetts

Date of Birth:

March 16, 1952

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Education:

B.A., Adelphi University, 1973; M.A., Stanford University, 1974

Website:

http://www.alicehoffman.com

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"A triumph." —Los Angeles Times

"Absolutely magical...one of the best books I have ever read." —Chicago Sun-Times

"A superb novel." —John Irving

Editorial Reviews

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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