{"product_id":"seventh-heaven-paperback","title":"Seventh Heaven - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Part \u003ci\u003eAmerican Graffiti\u003c\/i\u003e, part early Updike, \u003ci\u003eSeventh Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e simultaneously chronicles the coming of age of a group of teenagers in a Long Island town, and the gradual dissolution of their parents' repressed, middle-class world...A parable about changing times and changing values\"(\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNora Silk doesn't really fit in on Hemlock Street, where every house looks the same. She's divorced. She wears a charm bracelet and high heels and red toreador pants. And the way she raises her kids is a scandal. But as time passes, the neighbors start having second thoughts about Nora. The women's apprehension evolves into admiration. The men's lust evolves into awe. The children are drawn to her in ways they can't explain. And everyone on this little street in 1959 Long Island seems to sense the possibilities and perils of a different kind of future when they look at Nora Silk. An extraordinary novel, \u003ci\u003eSeventh Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e takes us back to a time when the exotic both terrified and intrigued us, and despite our most desperate attempts, our passions and secrets remained as stubbornly alive as the weeds in our well-trimmed lawns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of more than thirty works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World That We Knew\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e (A Reese's Book Club pick), \u003ci\u003eMagic Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (An Oprah's Book Club pick), and \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives near Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.04 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42190785839239,"sku":"9780425188484","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dd6f7cd6a3f86ffc1a1a16ba0d0c93c0.webp?v=1733906455","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/seventh-heaven-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}