false <![CDATA[Here on Earth ]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517889m/5159.jpg 5159 25 When March Murray travels East with her teenage daughter to attend the funeral of the beloved housekeeper who looked after her when she was growing up, March's past comes rushing up to meet her. The present is quickly dominated by the lurking presence of her former lover, Hollis, who has patiently awaited her long overdue return. The tale is populated by those for whom love brings more sorrow than happiness: a woman afraid to commit to a relationship, a husband in love with someone other than his wife, two young people who fall for each other only to find they are close relatives, and the self-destructing love of Hollis and March. While love has the power to transform those who fall under its spell--devotion to an old racehorse turns March's daughter, a sullen teenager, into a strong young woman--the love March herself suffers robs her of nearly all sense and goodness. Hoffman deftly weaves her characters' stories against a vivid New England landscape where the past always has a grip on the present. 2606620 1997 Here on Earth total:3968|5:540|4:1334|3:1440|2:517|1:137| 3968 13527 5237 356 2 3 false false Tue Sep 09 07:57:25 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 08:06:45 -0700 2008 i may have become a snob after reading so many important books in the past three years,but this writing is terrible. if i were to count the cliches hoffman uses ,i wouldn t be able to follow the narrative. after i read that she was imitating WURTHERING HEIGHTS, i decided i had a duty to finis...more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Apr 03 06:37:04 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 09:26:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 03 22:52:23 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 11:55:35 -0800 2009 4 3 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 06 13:53:16 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 10 17:48:40 -0800 2008 1 5 1 false false Sun Jul 13 08:29:50 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 08:38:38 -0700 2008
Alice Hoffman really makes me happy. She's full of fanciful quirk -- not the harsh, dry quirk of carefully selected oddness, but a more delightful whimsy that seems to spring straight from the emotional side of nature.

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I just am n...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed May 02 05:19:40 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 04:45:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Dec 18 09:07:48 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 06:04:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 14:49:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 14:52:02 -0700 2009 by Alice Hoffman

Book Review by Jay Gilbertson

This New York Times best selling author of Practical Magic and an Oprah Book Club pick really did herself proud with “Here on Earth...more...]]> 1 3 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 07:01:18 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 11:21:41 -0700 2007
The entire plot of this book is that love gives you license to be selfish, irresponsible and act like a jerk. I hate the two main characters SO MUCH. They deserve everything that happens t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:38:37 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 17:17:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 21:21:51 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 21:21:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 3 false true Wed Jun 03 15:24:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 18:25:45 -0700 2009
At first the book seemed slightly promising; a woman and her daughter returning to a childhood home that holds a lot of memories. But very ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sat Nov 28 17:31:15 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 09:33:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 00:04:27 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 22:45:42 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 20:28:17 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 20:32:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 03:56:32 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 04:18:04 -0700 2009 It's a story of a woman who chooses a road which many were against. The journey starts whit a blue sky and ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 11:00:20 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 11:08:21 -0700 2007 This book involves a girl about my age (16) and a women about 35 i believe, and they have to go back her old hometown. & in the little hometown many unexpected series of event...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5159