This novel begins in 1969, and as Peter, Paul and Mary croon on the radio and poster paints are splashing the latest anti-war slogans. Suzanne, a poet, lives in a Maine beach house awaiting the birth of a love child she will name Sparrow. Claudia, who weds a farmer during college, plans to raise three strong sons. And Elizabeth and Howard marry, organize protest marches, and try to raise their two children with their own earthy, hippie values. By 1985, things have changed. Suzanne, now with a M.B.A., has taken to calling Sparrow "Susan." After personal tragedy, Claudia spirals backward into her sixties world - and into madness. And Elizabeth, fatally ill, watches despairingly as her children yearn for a split-level house and a gleaming station wagon.
In this beloved, critically acclaimed first novel, Hood's clear, brave, and penetrating voice captures the spirit of three friends struggling to resolve their lives in a complicated time warp called lost youth.
In this beloved, critically acclaimed first novel, Hood's clear, brave, and penetrating voice captures the spirit of three friends struggling to resolve their lives in a complicated time warp called lost youth.
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Hardback Editions
March 1988 : Hardback
| Title: Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine Author(s): Ann Hood ISBN: 0-86188-717-4 / 978-0-86188-717-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Piatkus Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine: A Novel Author(s): Ann Hood ISBN: 0-393-33235-7 / 978-0-393-33235-3 (USA edition) Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1999 : Paperback
| Title: Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine Author(s): A. Hood ISBN: 0-312-19555-9 / 978-0-312-19555-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1998 : Paperback
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September 1994 : Paperback
| Title: Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine Author(s): Ann Hood ISBN: 0-553-37432-X / 978-0-553-37432-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group (Trd) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine (New Fiction) Author(s): Ann Hood ISBN: 0-553-34608-3 / 978-0-553-34608-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1988 : Paperback
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June 1987 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
June 2000 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Somewhere Off The Coast Of Maine Author(s): Ann Hood ISBN: 0-7366-5447-X / 978-0-7366-5447-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
May 2008 : Kindle edition
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1987 : Unknown
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