{"product_id":"property-of-paperback","title":"Property of - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed first novel by Alice Hoffman, a \"marvelous writer with a painter's eye\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World), \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eProperty Of\u003c\/i\u003e is about a young girl fearlessly in love with a gang leader but afraid of losing herself in his world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen it was first published in 1977, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e described \u003ci\u003eProperty Of\u003c\/i\u003e as \"that precious commodity, the first novel of great promise.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn telling the story of a young outsider who is obsessed with her gang-leader lover but unwilling to commit to becoming one of \"the Property of the Orphans\"--the tough girls who belong to the boys on the avenue--Alice Hoffman explores hard truths about how difficult it is to love another, and yet how much more difficult it is to pull away.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51460018667743,"sku":"9780374531836","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GS8ap4xKRw9780374531836.webp?v=1790369785","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/property-of-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}