Property Of A Novel [Paperback]

WhenProperty Ofwas first published in 1977,Kirkus Reviewsdescribed it as that precious commodity, the first novel of great promise. In telling the story of a young outsider who is obsessed with her gang-leader lover but unwilling to commit to becoming one of the Property of the Orphans --the tough girls who belong to the boys on the avenue--Alice Hoffman explores hard truths about how difficult it is to love another, and yet how much more difficult it is to pull away.

Like Anne Tyler, Hoffman spins a story enchantingly, with the undeniable force and vividness of a dream. Ms.

She is a born storyteller. Entertainment Weekly

A reader is in good hands with Alice Hoffman, able to count on many pleasures. She is one of our quirkiest and most interesting novelists. Jane Smiley, USA Today

Alice Hoffmanhas published more than two dozen works of fiction, includingProperty Of,Here on Earth,The Ice Queen,The Dovekeepers, andThe Third Angel. Her novelPractical Magicwas adapted into the 1998 film of the same name, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.