Here on Earth

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By Alice Hoffman | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

About the book

A seductive and mesmerizing story of obsessive love from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic.

After nineteen years in California, March Murray returns to the small Massachusetts town where she grew up. For all this time, March has been avoiding her own troubled history, but when she encounters Hollis—the boy she loved so desperately, the man who has never forgotten her—the past collides with the present as their reckless love is reignited. This dark romantic tale asks whether it is possible to survive a love that consumes you completely. The answers March Murray discovers are both heartbreaking and wise, as complex as they are devastating—for in heaven and in our dreams, love is simple and glorious. But it is something altogether different here on earth...

Editions of Here on Earth

Hardcover
ISBN 9780399143137
Paperback
ISBN 9780425169698
Paperback
ISBN 9780425167311
EBook
ISBN 9781440673245

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A seductive and mesmerizing story of obsessive love from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic.

After nineteen years in California, March Murray returns to the small Massachusetts town where she grew up. For all this time, March has been avoiding her own troubled history, but when she encounters Hollis—the boy she loved so desperately, the man who has never forgotten her—the past collides with the present as their reckless love is reignited. This dark romantic tale asks whether it is possible to survive a love that consumes you completely. The answers March Murray discovers are both heartbreaking and wise, as complex as they are devastating—for in heaven and in our dreams, love is simple and glorious. But it is something altogether different here on earth...

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A seductive and mesmerizing story of obsessive love from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic.

After nineteen years in California, March Murray returns to the small Massachusetts town where she grew up. For all this time, March has been avoiding her own troubled history, but when she encounters Hollis—the boy she loved so desperately, the man who has never forgotten her—the past collides with the present as their reckless love is reignited. This dark romantic tale asks whether it is possible to survive a love that consumes you completely. The answers March Murray discovers are both heartbreaking and wise, as complex as they are devastating—for in heaven and in our dreams, love is simple and glorious. But it is something altogether different here on earth...

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Here on Earth?

Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Where can I read a sample of Here on Earth?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780399143137

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Here on Earth?

Alice Hoffman

Who is the Publisher of the book Here on Earth?

Penguin Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Here on Earth is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780399143137) and paperback(ISBN 9780425169698) and paperback(ISBN 9780425167311) and ebook(ISBN 9781440673245)

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