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Alice Hoffman - Local Girls

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An anthology of interconnected short stories captures the lives and destinies of the Samuelsons, a family struggling with tragedy and divorce, in a series of portraits that chronicle Gretel Samuelson's journey through betrayal, grief, conflicting loyalties, friendship, and loss. Reprint.
 

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Local Girls is Universal

Date of Review:  Sep 29, 2000
Review: Alice Hoffman really strikes a chord with this novel. It is surprisingly entertaining and emotionally moving. I found that though I could not relate with everything that the main narrator, Gretel was going through, I identified with her emotions and...
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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Entertaining, emotional
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The Girls Next Door

Date of Review:  Jul 30, 2000
Review: Alice Hoffman has a beautiful way of making the ordinary appear magical.
"Local Girls" is the story of Gretel, her family, her friends, and the troubles they face together: love, divorce, pregnancy, illness, and the other problems life throws...
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Funny, intelligent, and beautifully...
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A bit short. (Just under 300 pages.)
 

Courageous Women

Date of Review:  Jun 3, 2001
The Bottom Line: It is a must read novel for anyone who has ever experienced troubles and survived, thus becoming a better person.
Review: Alice Hoffman really scored with this realistic story of women who bind their strengths to get through even the most devastating tragedies. Her characters are a vision in the mind of the reader and have qualities that any female can relate to. This...
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An enchanting story, the realistic...
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A little over-dramatic at times
 
 

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Authors Alice Hoffman
Narrator Laural Merlington
Fiction Genre Unknown
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  San Francisco Chronicle Book Review: "Clearly, LOCAL GIRLS isn't beach reading. But coupled with the weightiness of the book's subject matter, it is a sparkling message of hope, a Hoffman-esque belief that while human turmoil is often haphazard and undeserved, love is always present...."

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  Format: Hardcover - Prebinding
Publisher: Bt Bound (September 01, 2000)
Measurements: 8.25"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.65 lbs.
ISBN: 9780613237352
 

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