Books by Peter Hedges and Complete Book Reviews
Peter Hedges, Author . Dutton $25.95 (295p) ISBN 978-0-525-95113-1
Hedges's first novel in more than a decade reads a lot like Tom Perrotta minus the satire or Jonathan Tropper with less humor, but Hedges's excellent characterization and writing render it a worthy outing. Tim Welch and Kate Oliver are...
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Peter Hedges, Author Poseidon Press $19.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-73509-8
Wonderfully entertaining and amusing, this distinctive first novel goes down like a chocolate milkshake but boasts the sharpness and finesse of a complex wine, for Hedges's ostensibly country-bumpkin-style tale sparkles with sophisticated literary...
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Peter Hedges, Author, Peter Hedges, Screenplay by Newmarket Press $18.95 (160p) ISBN 978-1-55704-604-8
In the late 1980s, Hedges, who adapted What's Eating Gilbert Grape, first had the idea for the screenplay Pieces of April--about a 20-something living in Manhattan's Alphabet City who tries to bridge an estranged relationship with her mother who's...
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