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Skylight Confessions | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Category: EBooks
List Price: $10.99
Buy New: $8.79
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Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 7440
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
ASIN: B000Q80T16
Publication Date: January 11, 2007
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Product Description
On the night her father dies, Arlyn is certain that the man she is meant to be with will walk into her life. But fate seems to be playing a trick when John Moody knocks on her door to ask for directions. Cool, practical, and deliberate, John is dreamy Arlyn's polar opposite. Yet the two are drawn powerfully together even when it is clear they are bound to bring each other grief. Their marriage is dangerous territory, tracing a map no one should follow. It leads them and their children to a house made of glass in the Connecticut countryside, to the rooftops and avenues of Manhattan, and to the blue waters of Long Island Sound, all in a search for family and identity. Walking this path of ruin and redemption are Sam, their son, a brilliant, explosive artist who is drawn to self-destruction and dreams; Blanca, the beautiful loner who tries desperately to protect her brother from his destiny and lives her own life in a world of books; and Will, the grandson, who is left a legacy of broken pieces he needs to put together, an emotional and mysterious puzzle made up of people who don't know the first thing about love. Here is a family so real, so tragic, so devoted, it is as if they have written their own riveting history-a quest for love and truth. Glass breaks, love hurts, and families make their own rules. No one who reads this book will ever forget it or look at their own family in quite the same way. Skylight Confessions is a luminous and elegant work of true originality.
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 Completely Enjoyable! August 18, 2008
I'm becoming quite a fan of Alice Hoffman's work. This book was another great one that I just didn't want to put down. I loved how completely unconnected characters became connected and then in each other's lives. Probably not the happiest of books, but definitely one that I was sad to see end. I definitely recommend this one!
 hoffman never dissapoints! August 13, 2008
Another outstanding Hoffman novel! I loved this book and was only upset about the ending..it kind of leaves you hanging, but it was still a great book. She has a way of making you feel for the characters. I loved this book!
 Not Hoffman's best July 5, 2008
The book started off pretty good, but about halfway, I felt like it repeated itself. I am a Hoffman fan, but this book truly was not one I would recommend. The characters were unbelievable. I disliked Sam and his sister, although I know that was not the intent of the author. I found myself skimming the last 4 or 5 chapters just to finish it.
The ending was pretty bad too.
Good, quick read July 4, 2008
Overall, the book was interesting and consuming.
The beginning was a little odd. These two said very little and then were in bed. He regretted it and, childishly, tried to get away. She followed hilm and ended up the love of his life.
Although he neglected her, he silently tried to do right by her. He raised her two children, but he was extremely distant. He was afraid to show love, and this trait rubbed off on his children.
This was a story of loss and emotional pain. It is a illustration of a dis-functional family.
Great Summer Reading June 2, 2008
I've read some of the other reviews here and decided to add my own view. This is the first novel I read by Hoffman and I'm impressed. I couldn't put the book down and read it over the weekend, loving the end of the book.
I have read here that Hoffman writes "magical" stories, but I found this one to be very grounded, very real life like, if it did happen somewhere ... especially in CT!!!
I recomend this novel to anyone who likes being drawn in to the story and feel the emotions of the characters.
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