“[Hoffman] is a born storyteller.” Entertainment Weekly
Description
Property Of is the book that launched a major literary career. In it, New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman introduces a lonely outsider who wants desperately to belong. She deeply envies the tough, sultry girls who wear mascara and black leather and hang with the local gang known as the Orphans. As the unnamed narrator determinedly tries to become the property of the gang's brooding leader, McKay, she will discover what can and cannot be possessed—and what can happen when you hand your heart over to a man who claims to care nothing about love.
Praise
“[Hoffman] is a born storyteller.” Entertainment Weekly
“Like Anne Tyler, Hoffman spins a story enchantingly, with the undeniable force and vividness of a dream.” Ms.
“A marvelous writer with a painter’s eye who takes the landscape of ordinary people experiencing ordinary emotions and colors them in unexpected ways.” Washington Post Book World
“With her glorious prose and extraordinary eye…Alice Hoffman seems to know what it means to be a human being.” Newsday
“An unmistakably gifted work, lavishing heart and craft on intractably unsympathetic materials. Hoffman finds poetry—terse, tough poetry—in her unnamed narrator’s doomed infatuation with McKay, president of the Orphans…No sociological cop-outs, then, just acute observation.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Release Date | October 15, 2014 |
| Release Date Machine | 1413331200 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
Author Bio
Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the Practical Magic series and the Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth, among others. Eight of her novels have made the New York Times bestsellers list.
Narrator Bio
Jorjeana Marie has worked extensively as an actress, comedian, writer, and audiobook narrator. Her narrations have earned her several Earphones Awards. She has performed in hundreds of commercials and starred in the pilot Listen to Grandpa, Andy Ling with Elliott Gould. She is a stand-up comic who has opened for Richard Lewis, Louie Anderson, and Kathleen Madigan. Her video game credits include Final Fantasy, Crackdown 2, and Star Guardians. She loves reading so much it gets her into trouble.
Overview
Property Of is the book that launched a major literary career. In it, New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman introduces a lonely outsider who wants desperately to belong. She deeply envies the tough, sultry girls who wear mascara and black leather and hang with the local gang known as the Orphans. As the unnamed narrator determinedly tries to become the property of the gang's brooding leader, McKay, she will discover what can and cannot be possessed—and what can happen when you hand your heart over to a man who claims to care nothing about love.
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