The story begins in 1959 in a middle class, suburban neighborhood. How did I miss this little gem by Alice Hoffman. Once I read the first paragraph, I was hooked and pretty much read non stop until I was finished. The book was yellowed and musty, but I have always enjoyed Alice Hoffman's writing. While on vacation, I picked this up at a help yourself book shelf next to the pool. A divorcée with 2 children moves into a neighborhood where people can hardly utter the word "divorced" withou 4.5 stars I would reccomend skipping this book all together and reading another one of Hoffmans books like "The Probable Future."Ĥ.5 stars While on vacation, I picked this up at a help yourself book shelf next to the pool. It is messy and hard to follow and it was hard for me to stop myself from just throwing it aside and moving on to another book. Instead of focusing on Nora and her story, Hoffman jumps around from character to character and there is no real narrator. The story overall was way too long, and there were too many characters that you had to follow all over the place.many of them you really don't care about. The whole point of the story is that these simple people's worlds get turned upside down because of this woman, and the thoughts that she creates in their minds. She dresses in black, wears pants and hoop earings and makeup. When the character Nora Silk is introduced, she is the antithesis of the other female characters. 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 and raise the children.
I must say that it is one of my least favorites of her catatlog. The whole point Alice Hoffman being one of my favorite authors was the main reason for me to pick up this book. This extraordinary novel by the author of The River King and Local Girls takes us back to a time when the exotic both terrified and intrigued us, and despite our most desperate attempts, our passions and secrets remained as stubbornly alive as the weeds in our well-trimmed lawns.moreĪlice Hoffman being one of my favorite authors was the main reason for me to pick up this book. And everyone on this little street in 1959 Long Island seems to sense the possibilities and perils of a different kind of future when they look at Nora Silk. The children are drawn to her in ways they can't explain. The women’s apprehension evolves into admiration. But as time passes, the neighbors start having second thoughts about Nora. And the way she raises her kids is a scandal. She wears a charm bracelet and high heels and red toreador pants. The Nora Silk doesn’t really fit in on Hemlock Street, where every house looks the same. Nora Silk doesn’t really fit in on Hemlock Street, where every house looks the same.
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