Here on Earth | Alice Hoffman | A study in the hypnotic power of obsessive love

Here on Earth | Alice Hoffman | Well-written, interesting story

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Here on Earth

	Here on Earth Alice Hoffman Berkley Trade, 1998 - 293 pages average customer review:based on 483 reviews view larger image
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A middle-aged woman, along with her fifteen-year-old daughter, returns to her small Massachusetts hometown for the funeral of the housekeeper who raised her and finds herself thrust into the lives of the people she left behind. 100,000 first printing. Lit Guild Feat Alt. Tour."

A study in the hypnotic power of obsessive love

It's hard to find any heroic figures in this dark romance. Everyone's been hurt, most have hurt others, all find sound judgment a rare commodity. The closest are the most unlikely, a cowardly drunk who helps to save an old racehorse, his niece whose rebellious ways are shed n favor of developing a clear but sad perspective on things like family, responsibility, and love. One central character is controlling and cruel to the core, another nearly loses her hold on reality by yielding to the seductive power of an old, ill-advised, once lost love. The detachment of her scientist husband is painful, and equally so the judgmental meddling of her closest friend.
There are good, kind, and stable folks in the story as well, but even they seem to be troubled by ghosts from the past. A fascinating tale of the damage done by obsessive love, marking everyone within range, with only glimmers of redemption to come.

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Well-written, interesting story