Places to Stay the Night

by Ann Hood

Book Overview

From Ann Hood, the popular and acclaimed author of Somewhere Off The Coast Of Maine, comes her most powerful family novel to date. In Places To Stay In The Night, the lives of two families are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385425562
• ISBN13: 9780385425568
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Grittily Realistic

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The character development rang true to me. Having worked in a high school and seen how cliques operate I thought Hood's characters were true to form. This is not a book for those who enjoy glitter and glitz. If you enjoy reading about real people and their behavior I believe you will like this book.

Excellent!

Places To Stay The Night is the story of the several residents of a small town in Massachusetts. Renata, who escaped her small town for New York just after high school, returns to her hometown in search of a miracle cure (in the form of clean air and quiet living) for her terminally ill child. The reader is introduced to Renata's former school mates, none of which have faired any better than Renata. The story was written with such insight and compassion. I recommend it highly!