{"product_id":"property-of-paperback","title":"Property Of - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoffman Alice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed first novel by Alice Hoffman, a marvelous writer with a painter's eye (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World), \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eProperty Of\u003c\/i\u003e is about a young girl fearlessly in love with a gang leader but afraid of losing herself in his world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen it was first published in 1977, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e described \u003ci\u003eProperty Of\u003c\/i\u003e as that precious commodity, the first novel of great promise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e has published more than two dozen works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eProperty Of\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Third Angel\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into the 1998 film of the same name, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762297798944,"sku":"9780374531836","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e8d972b1e674f672f8b269aab81dab6d.webp?v=1780218945","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/property-of-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}