Nora Silk doesn t really fit in on Hemlock Street, where every house looks the same. She s divorced. She wears a charm bracelet and high heels and red toreador pants. And the way she raises her kids is a scandal. But as time passes, the neighbors start having second thoughts about Nora. The women s apprehension evolves into admiration. The men s lust evolves into awe. The children are drawn to her in ways they can t explain. And everyone on this little street in 1959 Long Island seems to sense the possibilities and perils ...
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Nora Silk doesn t really fit in on Hemlock Street, where every house looks the same. She s divorced. She wears a charm bracelet and high heels and red toreador pants. And the way she raises her kids is a scandal. But as time passes, the neighbors start having second thoughts about Nora. The women s apprehension evolves into admiration. The men s lust evolves into awe. The children are drawn to her in ways they can t explain. And everyone on this little street in 1959 Long Island seems to sense the possibilities and perils of a different kind of future when they look at Nora Silk. This extraordinary novel by the author of "The River King" and "Local Girls" takes us back to a time when the exotic both terrified and intrigued us, and despite our most desperate attempts, our passions and secrets remained as stubbornly alive as the weeds in our well-trimmed lawns. "
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