| Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine Contributor(s): Hood, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393332357 ISBN-13: 9780393332353 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: In this beloved and critically acclaimed first novel, Hood's clear, penetrating voice captures the spirit of three friends struggling to resolve their lives in a complicated time warp called lost youth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.45 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's - Geographic Orientation - Maine - Cultural Region - New England |
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| Publisher Description: In 1969, as Peter, Paul and Mary croon on the radio and poster paints splash the latest antiwar slogans, three young friends find love. Suzanne, a poet, lives in a Maine beach house awaiting the birth of a child she will call Sparrow. Claudia, who weds a farmer during college, plans to raise three strong sons. Elizabeth and her husband marry, organize protests, and try to rear two children with their hippie values. By 1985, things have changed: Suzanne, now with an MBA, calls Sparrow Susan. Claudia spirals backward into her sixties world--and madness. And Elizabeth, fatally ill, watches despairingly as her children yearn for a split-level house and a gleaming station wagon. Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine is Ann Hood's stunning debut novel about the choices we make when we are young, and the changes brought about by the passing of time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hood, Ann: - Ann Hood is the author of eight previous books, including the best-selling memoir Comfort: A Journey Through Grief and best-selling novels The Book That Matters Most and The Knitting Circle. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island. |