Description
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1959 Nora Silk moves into a quiet suburb on Long Island with her two, young sons, a collection of Elvis records and a marked absence of husband. Her glamour and cheerfully chaotic ways immediately arouse the suspicions of the neighbourhood where life runs according to two rules - 'mind your own business and keep up your lawn'. Seventh Heaven is a lyrical, optimistic novel of yearning and desire, 'this writer can cut through to the true magic and true grit beneath' (Financial Times).
Trade ReviewWe are in heaven,
Seventh Heaven, when reading this novel * The Times *
This is
Alice Hoffman at her best, turning our eyes toward the ordinary surface of things
to see the power that shimmers underneath -- Amy Tan
Ms. Hoffman's own talent is neither questionable nor in any danger of fading. She has
complete control over this bustling story, shuffling its many vignettes as cleverly as she captures the nuances of its many voices. Her narrative has a very satisfying shape, but it's equally satisfying in its details * New York Times *
Brilliant and astonishing * Cosmopolitan *
Hoffman's most beguiling fiction to date * Times Literary Supplement *
Hoffman is a
dreamy and mesmerising storyteller . . . Before you know it, you're half in love with the ordinary people who inhabit this book; you're seduced by their susceptibility to the remarkable * The New Yorker *
Stirring, stunning . . . By far (her) best book * Time Magazine *
A consummate joy . . . Magical * Washington Post Book World *
Hoffman has the magic, and if she wants to tell us about once-upon-a-time in Levittown,
she'll keep us hooked all the way to happily ever after * Kirkus Reviews *
Seventh Heaven confirms her place as
one of the finest writers of her generation * Newsweek *
