--- product_id: 16019513 title: "Seventh Heaven" price: "125.10 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/16019513-seventh-heaven store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Seventh Heaven **Price:** 125.10 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Seventh Heaven - **How much does it cost?** 125.10 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/16019513-seventh-heaven) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description “Part American Graffiti , part early Updike, Seventh Heaven simultaneously chronicles the coming of age of a group of teenagers in a Long Island town, and the gradual dissolution of their parents’ repressed, middle-class world...A parable about changing times and changing values”( The New York Times ) from the bestselling author of The Rules of Magic . 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. An extraordinary novel, Seventh Heaven 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. Review: An entirely satisfying story from a master storyteller - An entirely satisfying story from a master storyteller. Like many authors Alice Hoffman details the minutiae of her characters' lives, but unlike most she does it for good reason: things connect. Details weave together & become much more than the sum of their parts. Seventh Heaven is set on Long Island in 1959/1960, in a 6 year old housing development near the Southern State. It was written long before Mad Men was born or thought of, but fans of Mad Men should love this story, though it is much more life-affirming than that often bitter tv show. Hemlock Street is cozily living out the suburban social contract when a chink appears: a homeowner dies, the widow moves away too distraught to deal tidily with the house, and it decays until it is cheap enough for divorced single mother Nora Silk to buy her way in to the American Dream. Having a divorcee in residence cracks the conformity of Hemlock Street still further and all sort of ripple effects emerge. We get to know and care about so many different denizens of the neighborhood, from the kids in school to the parents in the houses and Hoffman manages all their stories with aplomb. Of course, since this is Hoffman, there is magic afoot, witchery, mind reading and ghosts all abound in Hemlock Street, but its more magic realism than fantasy. For some reason I don't read as much Alice Hoffman as perhaps I ought. Every time I read a book of hers I love it, but I've never sat down & read several of hers in a row. Even this one I bought ages ago & then passed over for shinier baubles until this afternoon when I was at the beach with nothing else to read. Then of course I loved the book so much I sat down & finished it the same day. Yes, it is middlebrow, but I don't mean that in a sneering way (unlike Virginia Woolf :-) It's just not interested in being high literature, it's not a self indulgent attempt at self-expression and it's not artless or crass either. It's good storytelling, written with such great care that it reads effortlessly. Review: Original style, derivative plot; but very good summer reading. - Into the suburban paradise of Hemlock Street struts Nora Silk, newly divorces with two kids. She's the hot single mom that creates what can only be described as a quiet uproar among the conservative `50s families, most of whom have never met a divorcee let alone one who wears tight pants and dangly earrings. Nora naively assumes that she will make friends and be accepted with the other women on the block, but all they can see is her failures as a mother and the way their husbands have taken notice of her. Predictably, the adults and children alike react by judging and alienating Nora and her awkward son Billy. The premise and feel of this book reminded me heavily of the movie version of The Witches of Eastwick. You have a community of straight-laced people who present every appearance of the fulfillment of the American Dream to the outside world, living blissfully uneventful lives as far as anyone can tell. Then some unconventional outsider comes in and stirs things up, introducing just a bit of the supernatural into their close-minded little world, and suddenly the carefully woven facades unravel all over the place as everybody tries to deal with the chaos. Alice Hoffman is hardly the first author to examine the theme of conformity vs. free spirit, but she did so with a nice attention to detail and a sympathetic eye to those judgmental characters who might have been portrayed as Bad Guys by a more simplistic mind. The most redeeming aspect of Seventh Heaven (which I gather is sort of a trademark of Hoffman novels) is the element of magic that seems to infuse the natural world which surrounds and crosses through the artificial human culture. At times the magical is almost an undercurrent, barely expressed; at others, it is revealed as a surreal encounter. At its best, Hoffman's use of observation in place of descriptive similies is poignant enough on its own merit. The author knows how and when to peel back layers from her characters' minds; she elevates these surprises to insights, then a spell of sorts. There is a flavor of genius in this writing. However, it is hard to forgive the flaws of this book. The concept of the Fifties as a false utopian ideal of our middle class imaginations is well-worn by now -too obvious to be worthy of the talents of this writer. Then, the magical connection between Mr. Olivera's sudden demise before the start of the story and the curse on his house thereafter is never explained. Nora Silk, despite being introduced as the main character, remains the biggest mystery. Her character cries out for more development. More frustratingly, we glimpse hints about Nora's mystical talents that we never get to explore (without giving too much away, some major plot points hinge on this). Sometimes Hoffman is too subtle for her own good. Seventh Heaven was a nice, light page-turner. It introduced me to Alice Hoffman, and I will probably follow up by reading one or two more of her works sooner or later. You could say it has done its job competently. -Andrea, aka Merribelle ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #419,607 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,035 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction #3,741 in Women's Friendship Fiction #17,038 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 4,667 Reviews | ## Images ![Seventh Heaven - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812tdxvsxQL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An entirely satisfying story from a master storyteller *by A***A on December 29, 2012* An entirely satisfying story from a master storyteller. Like many authors Alice Hoffman details the minutiae of her characters' lives, but unlike most she does it for good reason: things connect. Details weave together & become much more than the sum of their parts. Seventh Heaven is set on Long Island in 1959/1960, in a 6 year old housing development near the Southern State. It was written long before Mad Men was born or thought of, but fans of Mad Men should love this story, though it is much more life-affirming than that often bitter tv show. Hemlock Street is cozily living out the suburban social contract when a chink appears: a homeowner dies, the widow moves away too distraught to deal tidily with the house, and it decays until it is cheap enough for divorced single mother Nora Silk to buy her way in to the American Dream. Having a divorcee in residence cracks the conformity of Hemlock Street still further and all sort of ripple effects emerge. We get to know and care about so many different denizens of the neighborhood, from the kids in school to the parents in the houses and Hoffman manages all their stories with aplomb. Of course, since this is Hoffman, there is magic afoot, witchery, mind reading and ghosts all abound in Hemlock Street, but its more magic realism than fantasy. For some reason I don't read as much Alice Hoffman as perhaps I ought. Every time I read a book of hers I love it, but I've never sat down & read several of hers in a row. Even this one I bought ages ago & then passed over for shinier baubles until this afternoon when I was at the beach with nothing else to read. Then of course I loved the book so much I sat down & finished it the same day. Yes, it is middlebrow, but I don't mean that in a sneering way (unlike Virginia Woolf :-) It's just not interested in being high literature, it's not a self indulgent attempt at self-expression and it's not artless or crass either. It's good storytelling, written with such great care that it reads effortlessly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Original style, derivative plot; but very good summer reading. *by A***N on June 12, 2006* Into the suburban paradise of Hemlock Street struts Nora Silk, newly divorces with two kids. She's the hot single mom that creates what can only be described as a quiet uproar among the conservative `50s families, most of whom have never met a divorcee let alone one who wears tight pants and dangly earrings. Nora naively assumes that she will make friends and be accepted with the other women on the block, but all they can see is her failures as a mother and the way their husbands have taken notice of her. Predictably, the adults and children alike react by judging and alienating Nora and her awkward son Billy. The premise and feel of this book reminded me heavily of the movie version of The Witches of Eastwick. You have a community of straight-laced people who present every appearance of the fulfillment of the American Dream to the outside world, living blissfully uneventful lives as far as anyone can tell. Then some unconventional outsider comes in and stirs things up, introducing just a bit of the supernatural into their close-minded little world, and suddenly the carefully woven facades unravel all over the place as everybody tries to deal with the chaos. Alice Hoffman is hardly the first author to examine the theme of conformity vs. free spirit, but she did so with a nice attention to detail and a sympathetic eye to those judgmental characters who might have been portrayed as Bad Guys by a more simplistic mind. The most redeeming aspect of Seventh Heaven (which I gather is sort of a trademark of Hoffman novels) is the element of magic that seems to infuse the natural world which surrounds and crosses through the artificial human culture. At times the magical is almost an undercurrent, barely expressed; at others, it is revealed as a surreal encounter. At its best, Hoffman's use of observation in place of descriptive similies is poignant enough on its own merit. The author knows how and when to peel back layers from her characters' minds; she elevates these surprises to insights, then a spell of sorts. There is a flavor of genius in this writing. However, it is hard to forgive the flaws of this book. The concept of the Fifties as a false utopian ideal of our middle class imaginations is well-worn by now -too obvious to be worthy of the talents of this writer. Then, the magical connection between Mr. Olivera's sudden demise before the start of the story and the curse on his house thereafter is never explained. Nora Silk, despite being introduced as the main character, remains the biggest mystery. Her character cries out for more development. More frustratingly, we glimpse hints about Nora's mystical talents that we never get to explore (without giving too much away, some major plot points hinge on this). Sometimes Hoffman is too subtle for her own good. Seventh Heaven was a nice, light page-turner. It introduced me to Alice Hoffman, and I will probably follow up by reading one or two more of her works sooner or later. You could say it has done its job competently. -Andrea, aka Merribelle ### ⭐⭐⭐ It Was...Okay *by M***T on June 3, 2017* I had heard great things about this book and this author. It started strong then just, sort of fizzled. I kept waiting for something fantastic to happen, but was left disappointed. The people on Hemlock were used to their little lives on their little street. They all portrayed themselves as content and happy, but behind closed doors it seemed that no one was fulfilled. And those who were fulfilled was blinded to the misery their parents and children felt. But, each family lived the lives expected of them. The husbands went to work each day, the children to school, and the wives stayed home to care for their families. Each house looked the same from the outside. However, a newcomer entered their quiet little world and was not like the rest of them. She was divorced with children, she wore different clothing, wore more make up and jewelry, except for the one piece which seemed to define a woman: a wedding band. As the months went by she began to touch more and more lives. She, succeeding as a single mother made other women question their roles as a wife. Her vulnerability made her an object of desire for men on Hemlock. Her unusual habits made her an individual for children yo shy from and spread rumors of being a witch, and thusly, ostracize her oldest son. As her desire to be accepted free, the desire of her neoghbors' lives to change in conjunction. Theo families on Hemlock experienced changes, joys, and tragedies. Life went on, people adapted.... ...and then it was over. No huge revelation. No big scene of true acceptance or otherwise. It just stopped. The story, all in all, was decent. I had a connection for some characters. I had sympathy for some, but mostly I was indifferent toward them. Perhaps that was the point: just a snapshot of a year in the life of a street that could be anywhere. Just to be introduced and move on. Because the book didn't drag on and on, I gave it a 3 star rating; it was a fast read. Had there been more drama, a twist of some sort - something! - which would have been entertaining, I would have given it 4. So, if you're in the mood for a shallow, quick story without much substance, this is your weekend read. If you're looking for something to take your breath away and keep you turning pages, you'd be better served to look elsewhere. ## Frequently Bought Together - Seventh Heaven - Turtle Moon - The Story Sisters --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/16019513-seventh-heaven](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/16019513-seventh-heaven) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-29*