Local Girls - by Alice Hoffman (Paperback)

About the Book

Hoffman is at her haunting, thought-provoking best with these interconnected stories about a Long Island family, the Samuelsons, and the lessons in survival and transformation that life brings to every family. "Moving and deadpan funny. . . . Epiphanies about passion, pain, and resiliency induce smiles and shivers in equal measure."--"Entertainment Weekly."

Book Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic is at her haunting, thought-provoking best with these interconnected stories about a Long Island family.

Alice Hoffman casts her spell over a neighborhood filled with dreamers and dreams as she evokes the world of the Samuelsons, a family torn apart by tragedy and bound together by devotion. As Gretel grows up, she is witness to the breakup of her parents' marriage, the ups and downs of her cousin Margot's search for love, the deterioration of a brother who passes up Harvard for a job at the Food Star, and emotional explosions that shatter the suburban quiet...

Review Quotes

Praise for Local Girls
Named by School Library Journal as one of the
Top Five Adult Fiction Books for Young Adults

"Moving and illuminative...a fine piece of literary magic."--USA Today

"Moving and deadpan funny...Epiphanies about passion, pain, and resiliency induce smiles and shivers in equal measure."--Entertainment Weekly

"Wonderfully sly and unforgettable scenes...Hoffman gets it just right."--The Boston Globe

"Disarming wit...she balances the down-to-earth and the ethereal, and indicates that the human spirit can survive despite the cruel workings of fate."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Hoffman evokes the intimacy of close attachments--mother, brother, aunt, friend, neighbor, classmate--with tender humor and deceptively simple language."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

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.