Blackbird House (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Alice Hoffman Paperback Book

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Author: Alice Hoffman

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: Jun 2005

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $17.00

Pages: 238

Synopsis

These 12 stories all take place in the old farmhouse known as Blackbird House, on Cape Cod. From colonial days to modern times, the house is home to a series of inhabitants whose lives are delineated here. In the experience of each--and they include a Holocaust survivor, a one-legged man, and a small boy--the house plays a major role.

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