The Hottest State (Movie Tie-In Edition)
Ethan Hawke. Vintage Books USA, $13.95 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-679-78135-6
The actor's first novel of young love in Manhattan. (Aug.)
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Reviewed on: 09/01/1997
Genre: Fiction
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