Seven Days and Seven Sins: A Novel in Short Stories

By Pamela Ditchoff and Cleo Qian

Like a modern-dayOur Town, this unforgettable book explores the subtle tragedies and the hope for redemption tucked deep inside every house in a seemingly average suburban neighborhood. Angela Mayfair is not your typical twelve-year-old. She is a Millennium Extrasensory Evolution Kid, and she can see through walls. She notices the dark shadow of pain lurking in one neighbor's pantry and can sense the paralyzing anger keeping another neighbor awake at night. In this lyrical, heartbreaking, and whimsical slice-of-life by critically acclaimed novelist Pamela Ditchoff, Angela walks us through the homes on Lantern Hill, introducing a cast of fascinating characters whose lives intertwine in quiet, yet often profound, ways. From Arnie the dwarf, a compassionate phone company guy who struggles to heal his emotionally damaged wife; to Cora, the postal service mail sorter whose unlikely sexual awakening is triggered by a delivery of exotic orchids; to Hank, Angela's father's lover, who channels his self-loathing into bulimia, each luminous character in this thoroughly engaging novel-in-stories teaches Angela a lesson in the human condition. Drawing on the classic nursery rhyme about the seven days of the week, as well as the seven deadly sins, Ditchoff frames each household beautifully in its own particular pathos.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609609793
• ISBN13: 9780609609798
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.9" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

GREAT SUMMER READ

This is the best book I've read in a long time! Each story is so interesting that I found myself wishing there were more than 7 days in a week and more than 7 sins, just so I could read more!

Great book

Seven Days and Seven Sins is a extremely well-written and engaging book. The characters and their stories are all extraordinary in their own right and but are also tied beautifully together. This is one of the best books I've read in a really long time! I highly recommend it to anyone looking for high-quality, thought-provoking fiction!

Great book

Seven Days and Seven Sins is a beautifully written, engaging book. You won't look at your neighbors the same after reading this book! I highly recommend it to anyone looking for high quality, thought provoking fiction.

VERY ENJOYABLE BOOK!

I found this novel wonderful reading. It kept my interest and the characters were very believable. It's just like most subdivisions or blocks in any town. I will look forward to the next novels by this author.

Loved the book

I couldn't put the book down. I loved the characters and couldn't wait to see what would happen with each one of them. The characters were all tied together in a unique way.