Hilma Wolitzer

• Dec-1978
• / General Fiction
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Paulette and Howard settle into a marriage intended to last for life, but an anonymous note informing Paulette of another woman in Howard's life sets her on the course of losing and winning back her husband...

• Sep-1980
• / General Fiction
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Linda and Robin Reismann barely know each other. The only thing that connects them is Linda’s six-week-old marriage to Robin’s father, who has suddenly died. Widowed at twenty-six, Linda is heading to California to start over, uncertain what the...

• May-1983
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Award-winning novelist Hilma Wolitzer’s warm, true-to-life tale of a young woman on a quest for love and certainty Daphne has never met a man who treated her as well as Kenny. The only problem is he’s married. Intoxicated by love in the a...

• May-1988
• / General Fiction
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Paulie Flax decides to leave Howard, her unfaithful husband of nearly twenty-five years, but on the eve of her defection, Howard suffers a heart attack and belatedly realizes that he truly loves Paulie...

• Nov-1989
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Hilma Wolitzer’s acclaimed first novel—a powerful portrait of a family coming to terms with griefAt night, Sandy feels the pain of separation most deeply. As she settles into bed, she misses the sounds Jay used to make as he emptied his p...

• May-1994
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Continuing the emotional journey of the two enormously appealing characters from the bestselling Hearts, this book is "one of Wolitzer's best novels, filled with multiple levels of meaning and nonstop story line" (Booklist). "A rare joy."--New York T...

• Feb-2001
• / General Fiction
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A sympathetic and practical handbook for aspiring writers shows readers how to develop their own creativity and how to form support networks with other writers, offering tips on creating writing workshops, building a handy reference library, useful w...

• Mar-2006
• / General Fiction
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One morning, Alice Brill awakes with a sudden awareness that something is wrong. There's a hollowness in her chest, and a sensation of dread that she can't identify or shake. Was it something she's done, or forgotten to do? As she scours her mind for...

• Jun-2007
• / General Fiction
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Summer in the Hamptons means crowded beaches during the day and lavish parties in the evening, but Angela Graves, a retired English professor, prefers the company of Gabriel García Márquez and Charlotte Brontë. Her only steady social contacts are wit...

• Jan-2012
• / Literary
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In this tender and funny novel, award-winning author Hilma Wolitzer mines the unpredictable fallout of suddenly becoming single later in life, and the chaos and joys of falling in love the second time around. When Edward Schuyler, a modest and bookis...

• Dec-2012
• / General Fiction
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As World War II rages, a sixth-grader from Brooklyn battles adolescence Even while the air-raid sirens blare, Shirley Braverman isn’t worried. Her father is the air-raid warden for their apartment house, and she knows he will keep them safe. The...

• Dec-2012
• / General Fiction
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After her parents’ divorce, Teddy realizes that love is not as easy as it looks In Teddy’s daydreams, the elevator is never broken and her father comes home every day. But in reality, her dad has a new home and a new wife, Shelley, who is glam...

• Dec-2012
• / General Fiction
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Bernie only needs $99 for freedom, but he can’t make a dime Bernie Segal has a lot of normal problems -- like algebra, his height, and a sister who insists he help her learn her lines for the stupid school play. But he also has a lot of not-so-n...

• Sep-2021
• / General Fiction
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An NPR Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * An Electric Literature Best Short Story Collection of the Year * Finalist for the Chautauqua Prize

The "often hilarious and always compassionate" (Ne...

• / General Fiction
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While in foster care, Toby and her sister learn what family really means When Toby's father dies in a car accident, her mother gets a new job and a cheaper apartment. At first it seems as if everything might be all right, but soon the pressure get...