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The Drowning Season

Paperback • 1989 • English

The Drowning Season

By Alice Hoffman

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About the book

A powerfully moving tale that paints the protrait of three generations in a family separated by loneliness, hope, and betrayal. Esther the White, a Russian emigre who chooses to live cut off from normal human experience. Her suicidal son Phillip, and Phillip's eighteen-year-old daughter. Together they share an isolated compound on Long Island. Only by calling upon all the healing powers of love can the members of Esther's family make peace with themselves and each other.

Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Thriller: serial killers

Book details

ISBN

9780452263024

Publisher

New American Library

Published year

1989

Language

English

Original title

The Drowning Season

Format

Paperback

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