Property Of

By Alice Hoffman
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Paperback, 9780374531836, 288pp.)

Publication Date: May 12, 2009

Categories: General

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When Property Of was published in 1977, Kirkus Reviews described 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.




About the Author

Alice Hoffman’s most recent novel is The Third Angel.  She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.




Praise For Property Of

“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

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