{"product_id":"the-story-sisters-paperback","title":"The Story Sisters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding coming of age novel about three sisters and the relationships and choices that shape their lives from the bestselling author of Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This bewitching novel explores the bonds of sisterhood like a haunting modern fairy tale.\"--\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of three sisters--Elv, Claire, and Meg--has a fate she must meet alone: one on a country road, one in the streets of Paris, and one in the corridors of her own imagination. Inhabiting their world are a charismatic man who cannot tell the truth, a neighbor who is not who he appears to be, a clumsy boy in Paris who falls in love and stays there, a detective who finds his heart's desire, and a demon who will not let go. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What does a mother do when one of her children goes astray? How does she save one daughter without sacrificing the others? How deep can love go, and how far can it take you? These are the questions this luminous novel asks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At once a coming-of-age tale, a family saga, and a love story of sensual longing, \u003ci\u003eThe Story Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e sifts through the miraculous and the mundane as the girls become women and their choices haunt them, change them and, finally, redeem them. It confirms Alice Hoffman's reputation as \"a writer whose keen ear for the measure struck by the beat of the human heart is unparalleled\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of more than thirty acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Story Sisters, The Third Angel, The Ice Queen, Practical Magic, Here on Earth, The River King, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSkylight Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written two books of short stories, and eight books for children and young adults. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and published in more than one hundred foreign editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.98 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Story Sisters\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758636433696,"sku":"9780307405968","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/254c100d1e2320cb71c05cc4a15c7716.webp?v=1780131169","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-story-sisters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}