{"product_id":"property-of-9780374531836","title":"Property of","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed first novel by Alice Hoffman, a marvelous writer with a painter's eye (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World), \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eProperty Of\u003c\/i\u003e is about a young girl fearlessly in love with a gang leader but afraid of losing herself in his world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen it was first published in 1977, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e described \u003ci\u003eProperty Of\u003c\/i\u003e as that precious commodity, the first novel of great promise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn telling the story of a young outsider who is obsessed with her gang-leader lover but unwilling to commit to becoming one of the Property of the Orphans--the tough girls who belong to the boys on the avenue--Alice Hoffman explores hard truths about how difficult it is to love another, and yet how much more difficult it is to pull away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11800381\"\u003eAlice Hoffman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374531836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374531838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC061000\"\u003eMagical Realism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e has published more than two dozen works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eProperty Of\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Third Angel\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into the 1998 film of the same name, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682289750253,"sku":"9780374531836","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0028bfaa-510a-403b-a109-bee470d4fb07.jpg?v=1649718705","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/property-of-9780374531836","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}