In a novel the Village Voice calls "memorable" and "striking," Alice Hoffman vividly portrays a family shattered by tragedy when eleven-year-old Amanda is diagnosed with AIDS... "Brilliant...explosive...heart-rending." --Chicago Tribune "Graceful...emotionally potent...A cathartic tale that begs us, with heartbreaking eloquence, to st... more »op looking the other way."--Glamour "Within pages, the reader falls in love with this very real little girl... Moving, dramatic and painfully human."--Miami Herald "Compelling power...tenderness and perceptiveness." --New York Times "I have rarely encountered a work that has moved me as strongly... extraordinary." --Mademoiselle "Deeply impressive...powerful." --Newsweek "Deeply moving...Sensitivity and empathy...radiate from this beautiful novel." --Chicago Sun-Times "Compassionate...This is a serious, honest novel." --Village Voice "Tender, strikingly simple and deeply memorable." --Kirkus Reviews "An affecting novel of exquisite delicacy, with humor, warmth, and sensitivity. Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel." --Joseph Heller

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ISBN-13: 9780425117385 ISBN-10: 0425117383 Publication Date: 9/1/1989 Pages: 275 Rating: Currently 3.8/5 Stars. 28 3.8 stars, based on 28 ratings	Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Book Type: Mass Market Paperback Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette Reviews: Member \| Amazon \| Write a Review

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Charlene Y. (CharleneY) reviewed At Risk on 1/19/2007 + 80 more book reviews

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I don't like Alice Hoffman in general but would say this is her best book that I know of. It's a touching and sad story, even if its telling is slightly sentimental.

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