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Writing at the height of her powers, Alice Hoffman conjures three generations of a family haunted by love. Cool, practical, and deliberate, John is dreamy Arlyn's polar opposite. Yet the two are drawn powerfully together even when it is clear they are bound to bring each other grief. Their difficult marriage leads them and their children to a house made of glass in theConnecticut countryside, to the avenues of Manhattan , and to the blue waters of Long Island Sound. Glass breaks, love hurts, and families make their own rules. Ultimately, it falls to their grandson, Will, to solve the…
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19 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 2008Back Bay Books · 304 pages · 9780316017879
- Ebook · English · 2007Little, Brown and Company · 9780759516564
- Audiobook · English · 2007Hachette Audio · 9781594836138
- Hardcover · English · 2007Little, Brown and Company · 272 pages · 9780316058780
- Other · English · 2008Vintage Books · 272 pages · 9780099488842
- Other · English · 2008Penguin Random House · 9780099520849
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