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Here on Earth Alice Hoffman PB list price $13.00 Berkley Publishing Group (March 1998) ISBN: 0425167313 293 pages Other editions: HC, MM average review: Reviews: This gets: a from eryka: This was a rough read. Her books are always good, and they tend to have similar elements-women, love, magic, etc. This Oprah selection didn't have her usual touch of magic realism, and it would have been nice to have something lighten up the dark subject matter. It's a tale of domestic abuse, physical and emotional, from the perspective of the daughter watching the mother being abused. A good, yet difficult read. From the back cover: After nineteen years in California, March Murray returns to the small Massachusetts town where she grew up. Here she will encounter Hollis -- the boy she loves so desperately, the man who has never forgotten her -- and the past will collide with the present as their reckless love is reignited. Alice Hoffman's hearbreaking, wise, and complex novel reminds us that in heaven and in our dreams, love is simple and glorious -- but it is something altogether different here on earth. eryka.com scale: So good you just can't stand it. Almost that good. Sort of good. Generally a waste of time. Destined for the recycler. If you'd like to review this book, or another, click here Similar books by category: women writers | american fiction Go home | Go to reviews home © 2002 eryka.com. All rights reserved.