

Seventh Heaven
Author: Alice Hoffman
Narrator: Hillary Huber
Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 09/01/2014
Categories: Fiction, Women, Historical Fiction
Author: Alice Hoffman
Narrator: Hillary Huber
Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 09/01/2014
Categories: Fiction, Women, Historical Fiction
Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the Practical Magic series and the Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth, among others. Eight of her novels have made the New York Times bestsellers list.
Hillary Huber is one of the most successful voice talents in Los Angeles. Recent books read for Blackstone Audio include Him, Her, Him Again, the End of Him by Patricia Marx, A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read, and A Map of Glass by Jane Urquhart.
Alice Hoffman being one of my favorite authors was the main reason for me to pick up this book. I must say that it is one of my least favorites of her catatlog. The story starts out interesting, slating the story in a small town during a time in America when women are supposed to stay in the kitchen......more
4.5 stars While on vacation, I picked this up at a help yourself book shelf next to the pool. The book was yellowed and musty, but I have always enjoyed Alice Hoffman's writing. Once I read the first paragraph, I was hooked and pretty much read non stop until I was finished. How did I miss this littl......more
(Keep in mind that this book is set in 1959.) When newly divorced Nora moves to Hemlock Street, her neighbours view her with suspicion. This was one of my favourite Alice Hoffman reads. I loved her magical, quirky storytelling. There were some interesting "blasts from the past" in this story. Nora be......more
“Beautifully told.” People
“Stirring, stunning…by far [her] best book.” Time
“Brilliant and astonishing…Suffused with magic. If ever a book deserved to be called ‘haunting,’ this is it. In every sense of the word.” Cosmopolitan
“Marvelously sly…[a] wonderful blend of humor, shrewdness, and compassion.” New York Times Book Review
“Part American Graffiti, part early Updike, Seventh Heaven simultaneously chronicles the coming of age of a group of teenagers in a Long Island town and the gradual dissolution of their parents’ repressed, middle-class world…A parable about changing times and changing values.” New York Times
“Seamless storytelling…vivid characters…a lively pace and plenty of surprises.” USA Today
“Terrific…Seventh Heaven is one of those rare novels so abundant with life it seems to overflow its own pages…Her storytelling gifts are those of a master.” Newsweek
“Before you know it, you’re half in love with the ordinary people who inhabit this book; you’re seduced by their susceptibility to the remarkable.” New Yorker
“A pleasure…Seventh Heaven is not only entertaining—it gives one new respect for tender suburban dreams.” Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A consummate joy…magical.” Washington Post Book World