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From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage of Opposites and the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery, and the enduring magic of books.
One brilliant June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the power of words saves her. The Scarlet Letter was written almost two hundred years earlier, but it seems to tell the story of Mia’s mother, Ivy, and their life inside the Community—an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts where contact with the outside world is forbidden, and books are considered evil. But how could this be? How could Nathaniel Hawthorne have so perfectly captured the pain and loss that Mia carries inside her?
Through a journey of heartbreak, love, and time, Mia must abandon the rules she was raised with at the Community. As she does, she realizes that reading can transport you to other worlds or bring them to you, and that readers and writers affect one another in mysterious ways. She learns that time is more fluid than she can imagine, and that love is stronger than any chains that bind you.
As a girl Mia fell in love with a book. Now as a young woman she falls in love with a brilliant writer as she makes her way back in time. But what if Nathaniel Hawthorne never wrote The Scarlet Letter? And what if Mia Jacob never found it on the day she planned to die?
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote: “A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”
This is the story of one woman’s dream. For a little while it came true.
The extraordinary and enchanting novel tracing a centuries-old
curse back to its beginning from the author of PRACTICAL MAGIC and
THE DOVEKEEPERS For centuries, the women of the Owens family have
been cursed: any man who loves an Owens woman will die. It begins
with a baby abandoned in a snowy English field in the 1600s. Gentle
Hannah Owens takes the baby in, and as the child grows, Hannah
teaches little Maria about the 'Unnamed Arts'. Maria has a gift for
them - a gift that may well prove her undoing. When Maria is
abandoned by the man she loves, she invokes the curse that will
haunt her family for centuries. Because magic has rules, and they
must be obeyed. PRAISE for ALICE HOFFMAN 'Beautiful, harrowing, a
major contribution to twenty-first century literature' Toni
Morrison 'I am still reeling from The Dovekeepers - from the
history Alice Hoffman illuminates, from the language she uses to
bring these women to life. This novel is a testament to the human
spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war. But most of all,
this novel is one that will never be forgotten by a reader.' Jodi
Picoult 'In her remarkable new novel, Alice Hoffman holds a mirror
to our ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of
sexual desire, women's solidarity in the face of strife, and the
magic that's quietly present in our day-to-day living. Put The
Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman's extraordinary body of
work. I was blown away.' Wally Lamb 'Alice Hoffman takes seemingly
ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things.' Amy
Tan 'Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel'
Joseph Heller 'Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman's exploration of
the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them,
is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us - it is a
glorious experience.' Elizabeth Strout
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author
of the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about
love, heartbreak, self-discovery and the enduring magic of books.
Sixteen-year-old Ivy is pregnant and alone. Cast out by her family,
she runs away and finds safety in the arms of Joel Davis. He offers
a simpler life than the one she had in Boston, a quiet, rural life
of rules, peace and community. Little does she realise, Joel is the
charismatic leader of a cult known as the Community, and all is not
quite as it seems. Â Daughter Mia has only known the
claustrophobic life of the Community. While out serving the
Community one weekend, she secretly commits a transgression –
reading. Discovering a world beyond the edges of the Community’s
property is intoxicating. But breaking rules carries serious
consequences, and sends Mia on a path she could never have
imagined. Â With two fiercely wonderful heroines, The
Invisible Hour is a heart-breaking and hopeful novel of family,
redemption and the power of love. Praise for Alice Hoffman
‘Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first
century literature’ Toni Morrison ‘I am still reeling
from The Dovekeepers – from the history Alice Hoffman
illuminates, from the language she uses to bring these women to
life. This novel is a testament to the human spirit and to love
rising from the ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is
one that will never be forgotten by a reader.’ Jodi Picoult ‘In
her remarkable new novel, Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our
ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of sexual
desire, women’s solidarity in the face of strife, and the magic
that’s quietly present in our day-to-day living. Put The
Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman’s extraordinary body
of work. I was blown away.’ Wally Lamb ‘Alice Hoffman takes
seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary
things.’ Amy Tan ‘Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle
touch of an angel’ Joseph Heller 'Oh, what a book this
is! Hoffman’s exploration of the world of good and evil,
and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and
the humanity she brings to us – it is a glorious
experience.' Elizabeth Strout
The beloved classic novel, the basis of the classic film starring
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock As children, sisters Gillian and
Sally were forever outsiders in their small New England town,
teased, taunted and shunned for the air of magic that seems to
sparkle in the air around them. All Gillian and Sally ever wanted
was to get away. And eventually they do - one marries, the other
runs as far from home as she can manage. Years later, however,
tragedy will bring the sisters back together. And they'll find that
no matter what else may happen, they'll always have each other. An
enchanting tale of love, forgiveness and family, Practical Magic is
beloved of readers of all ages. Book 3 in the Practical Magic
series. *~*~*Readers love Practical Magic*~*~* 'A real pleasure'
Kate Atkinson 'Simply brilliant' Daily Mail '[A] delicious fantasy
of witchcraft and love in a world where gardens smell of lemon
verbena and happy endings are possible' Cosmopolitan 'What do you
do when your long lost little sister shows up on your suburban
front step... a dead man in the Oldsmobile that's blocking your
driveway? ...You help her bury him in your backyard, underneath a
wilting lilac bush that will suddenly spring back to life, bearing
masses of heady flowers that remind everyone who passes by of
desires they thought they'd long since stifled' Vogue 'Dark comedy
and a light touch carry the story along to a truly Gothic climax,
complete with heaving skies and witchery on the lawn' New York
Times 'A scrim of magic lies gently over [this] fictional world, in
which lilacs bloom riotously in July, a lovesick boy's elbows
sizzle on a diner countertop and a toad expectorates a silver
ring...' Publishers Weekly
'Full of Hoffman's bewitching and lucid prose and vivid characters,
The Book of Magic is ultimately about the very human magic of
family and love and actions that echo through generations... it
casts a spell' -Matt Haig THE STUNNING, UNFORGETTABLE CONCLUSION TO
THE BELOVED PRACTICAL MAGIC SERIES For centuries, the Owens family
has been cursed in matters of love. When beloved aunt Jet Owens
hears the sound of the deathwatch beetle, she knows that it is a
signal. She has finally discovered the secret to breaking the
curse, but time is running out. She has only seven days to live.
Unaware of the family's witchcraft lineage and all it entails, one
of the young sisters of the new Owens generation has fallen in
love. As the curse strikes once again, her love's fate hangs in the
balance, spurring three generations of Owens to venture back to
where it all began and use their gifts to break the spell that has
marked all their lives. But doing so threatens to destroy
everything the family has fought so hard to protect. How much will
they give up for the greatest gift of all? 'This page-turning
Atlantic-crossing caper is, above all, a paean to family love...
These fast fairytales for grown-ups are full of enchanting comfort
- more escapist than curse' -Sunday Times 'A satisfying tale
springs from a slow beginning, packing in escapist fable,
real-world savvy and incidents galore' -Mail on Sunday
'Delightfully witchy... Alluring on its own, it's also a satisfying
end to a timeless saga' -New York Times Book Review PRAISE for
ALICE HOFFMAN 'Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to
twenty-first century literature' Toni Morrison 'I am still reeling
from The Dovekeepers - from the history Alice Hoffman illuminates,
from the language she uses to bring these women to life. This novel
is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the
ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be
forgotten by a reader.' Jodi Picoult 'In her remarkable new novel,
Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores
the contemporary themes of sexual desire, women's solidarity in the
face of strife, and the magic that's quietly present in our
day-to-day living. Put The Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman's
extraordinary body of work. I was blown away.' Wally Lamb 'Alice
Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel
extraordinary things.' Amy Tan 'Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the
gentle touch of an angel' Joseph Heller 'Oh, what a book this is!
Hoffman's exploration of the world of good and evil, and the
constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she
brings to us - it is a glorious experience.' Elizabeth Strout
'Full of Hoffman's bewitching and lucid prose and vivid characters,
The Book of Magic is ultimately about the very human magic of
family and love and actions that echo through generations... it
casts a spell' -Matt Haig THE STUNNING, UNFORGETTABLE CONCLUSION TO
THE BELOVED PRACTICAL MAGIC SERIES For centuries, the Owens family
has been cursed in matters of love. When beloved aunt Jet Owens
hears the sound of the deathwatch beetle, she knows that it is a
signal. She has finally discovered the secret to breaking the
curse, but time is running out. She has only seven days to live.
Unaware of the family's witchcraft lineage and all it entails, one
of the young sisters of the new Owens generation has fallen in
love. As the curse strikes once again, her love's fate hangs in the
balance, spurring three generations of Owens to venture back to
where it all began and use their gifts to break the spell that has
marked all their lives. But doing so threatens to destroy
everything the family has fought so hard to protect. How much will
they give up for the greatest gift of all? 'This page-turning
Atlantic-crossing caper is, above all, a paean to family love...
These fast fairytales for grown-ups are full of enchanting comfort
- more escapist than curse' -Sunday Times 'A satisfying tale
springs from a slow beginning, packing in escapist fable,
real-world savvy and incidents galore' -Mail on Sunday
'Delightfully witchy... Alluring on its own, it's also a satisfying
end to a timeless saga' -New York Times Book Review PRAISE for
ALICE HOFFMAN 'Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to
twenty-first century literature' Toni Morrison 'I am still reeling
from The Dovekeepers - from the history Alice Hoffman illuminates,
from the language she uses to bring these women to life. This novel
is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the
ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be
forgotten by a reader.' Jodi Picoult 'In her remarkable new novel,
Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores
the contemporary themes of sexual desire, women's solidarity in the
face of strife, and the magic that's quietly present in our
day-to-day living. Put The Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman's
extraordinary body of work. I was blown away.' Wally Lamb 'Alice
Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel
extraordinary things.' Amy Tan 'Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the
gentle touch of an angel' Joseph Heller 'Oh, what a book this is!
Hoffman's exploration of the world of good and evil, and the
constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she
brings to us - it is a glorious experience.' Elizabeth Strout
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She was disappearing inch by inch, vanishing into thin air, and
then one day a postcard arrived . . . There was no return address,
no signature, only a scrawled message: Say something. Shelby
Richmond is an ordinary girl growing up on Long Island until one
night a terrible road accident brings her life to a halt. While her
best friend Helene suffers life-changing injuries, Shelby becomes
overwhelmed with guilt and is suddenly unable to see the
possibility of a future she'd once taken for granted. But as time
passes, and Helene becomes an almost otherworldly figure within the
town, seen by its inhabitants as a source of healing, Shelby finds
herself attended to by her own guardian angel. A mysterious figure
she half-glimpsed the night of the car crash, he now sends Shelby
brief but beautiful messages imploring her to take charge of her
life once more . . . What happens when a life is turned inside out?
When you lose all hope and sense of worth? Shelby, a fan of Chinese
food, dogs, bookshops, and men she should stay away from, captures
both the ache of loneliness and the joy of finding oneself at last.
From the bestselling author of The Dovekeepers comes this
spellbinding, poignant and life-affirming story of one woman's
journey towards happiness - and the power of love, family and fate.
*~*~*Readers love Faithful*~*~* 'Wow . . . talk about a punch to
the gut! An emotional journey, from the first few pages to the
final few words, it was kind of draining, but in the best way
possible' Melissa, Goodreads reviewer
Everyone needs a little magic in their lives... The Rules of Magic
is the long-awaited prequel to Practical Magic, and a New York
Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick! In this
sparkling prequel we meet the Aunts from Practical Magic, sisters
Frances and Jet and Vincent, their brother. From the beginning
their mother Susanna knew they were unique: Franny with her skin as
pale as milk and blood red hair, who could commune with birds; Jet
as shy as she is beautiful, who knows what others are thinking, and
Vincent so charismatic that he was built for trouble. Susanna
needed to set some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight, no
red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles and
certainly, absolutely, no books about magic... But the Owens
siblings are desperate to uncover who they really are. Each heads
down a life-altering course, filled with secrets and truths,
devastation and joy, and magic and love. Despite the warning handed
down through the family for centuries - Know that for our family,
love is a curse - they will all strive to break the rules and find
true love. ***A perfect read for crisp autumn nights!*** Praise for
The Rules of Magic: 'The combination of magic with the universal
themes of romantic love and the bond between siblings allows the
reader to have one foot in a magical world and another in the
realities of family life. Much like the bewitching heroines in this
book.' - The Lady 'Utterly spellbinding' - Heat 'Shows the author
at their best... She neatly intertwines their lives with a backdrop
that brims with periodic detail. Gnomic maxims add to a wise,
seductive, fabular tone... Thrilling and transportive' - Sunday
Times 'Enchanting... Spellbinding and entertaining' - Sunday
Express 'Hoffman explores Aunt Frances and Aunt Bridget's (known
here as Jet) awakening to the craft in the 1960s. Franny and Jet,
along with their brother Vincent, stay with their Aunt Isabelle.
Each of their gifts grow, but can they use them to break the family
curse? The Rules of Magic is a gentle tale, perfect as the nights
draw in' - Press Association 'As efficient a slice of escapism as
you would expect from Hoffman... Hoffman's skill is to ground her
light-as-a-feather tale in a very specific time and place:
Manhattan in the Sixties. Wisely, she doesn't rely on the momentous
times to do too much work, but the heady atmospherics are expertly
interwoven' - Daily Mail 'A bewitching, hard to put down tale of
the consequences of magic, love and family' - Bookbag
"The Dovekeepers "is Alice Hoffman's most ambitious and mesmerizing
novel, a tour de force of research and imagination.
Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred Jews held out for
months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean
desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and
five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event,
Hoffman's novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily
bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to
Masada by a different path. Yael's mother died in childbirth, and
her father, an expert assassin, never forgave her for that death.
Revka, a village baker's wife, watched the murder of her daughter
by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her young grandsons,
rendered mute by what they have witnessed. Aziza is a warrior's
daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and expert marksman who
finds passion with a fellow soldier. Shirah, born in Alexandria, is
wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with
uncanny insight and power.
The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women
intersect in the desperate days of the siege. All are dovekeepers,
and all are also keeping secrets--about who they are, where they
come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.
'As intoxicating as the finest island rum' Independent From the
bestselling author of The Dovekeepers comes a love story about one
of history's most captivating 'invisible' women: Rachel, the mother
of Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro. Growing up on the
idyllic island of St Thomas in the early 1800s, Rachel dreams of
life in faraway Paris. Rachel's mother, a pillar of their
tight-knit refugee community of Jews who escaped the European
Inquisition, has never forgiven her daughter for refusing to live
by the rules. But Rachel's fate is not in her own hands: in order
to secure the future of her father's business, she is married off
to a widower with three children. When her husband dies suddenly
and his handsome nephew Frederic arrives from France to settle the
estate, Rachel seizes control of her life, beginning a defiant,
passionate love affair that sparks a scandal affecting her entire
family, including her favourite son, Camille Pissarro, who will one
day become a founder member of the Impressionists and one of
history's greatest artists. Set in a world of lush, exquisite
beauty, The Marriage of Oppositesshows Alice Hoffman at the height
of her considerable powers. The marriage of Rachel and Frederic is
an unforgettable story of an extraordinary woman and her forbidden
love.
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For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. And Gillian and Sally endured that fate as well; as children, the sisters were outsiders. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, but all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One would do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they shared brought them back-almost as if by magic...
With "incantatory prose" that "sweeps over the reader like a
dream," ("Philadelphia Inquirer)," Hoffman follows her celebrated
bestseller "The Probable Future," with an evocative work that
traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts
house over a span of two hundred years.
In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman
weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm
on the outer reaches of Cape Cod is a place that is as bewitching
and alive as the characters we meet: Violet, a brilliant girl who
is in love with books and with a man destined to betray her;
Lysander Wynn, attacked by a halibut as big as a horse, certain
that his life is ruined until a boarder wearing red boots
arrives to change everything; Maya Cooper, who does not understand
the true meaning of the love between her mother and father until it
is nearly too late. From the time of the British occupation of
Massachusetts to our own modern world, family after family's lives
are inexorably changed, not only by the people they love but by the
lives they lead inside Blackbird House.
These interconnected narratives are as intelligent as they are
haunting, as luminous as they are unusual. Inside Blackbird House
more than a dozen men and women learn how love transforms us and
how it is the one lasting element in our lives. The past both
dissipates and remains contained inside the rooms of Blackbird
House, where there are terrible secrets, inspired beauty, and,
above all else, a spirit of coming home.
From the writer "Time" has said tells "truths powerful enough to
break a reader's heart" comes a glorious travelogue through time
and fate, through loss and love and survival. Welcome to Blackbird
House.
Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology is a collection of
classic articles by some of the best known proponents of oral
history, demonstrating the basics of oral history, while also
acting as a guidebook for how to use it in research. Added to this
new edition is insight into how oral history is practiced on an
international scale, making this book an indispensable resource for
scholars of history and social sciences, as well as those
interested in oral history on the avocational level. This volume is
a reprint of the 1984 edition, with the added bonus of a new
introduction by David Dunaway and a new section on how oral history
is practiced on an international scale. Selections from the
original volume trace the origins of oral history in the United
States, provide insights on methodology and interpretation, and
review the various approaches to oral history used by folklorists,
historians, anthropologists, and librarians, among others. Family
and ethnic historians will find chapters addressing the
applications of oral history in those fields.
The "spellbinding" ("People," 4 stars), "New York Times" bestseller
from the author of "The Dovekeepers" an extraordinary novel about
an electric and impassioned love affair--"an enchanting love story
rich with history and a sense of place" ("USA TODAY").
Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind
The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a Coney Island freak show that
thrills the masses. An exceptional swimmer, Coralie appears as the
Mermaid in her father's "museum," alongside performers like the
Wolfman and the Butterfly Girl. One night Coralie stumbles upon a
striking young man taking pictures of moonlit trees in the woods
off the Hudson River.
The dashing photographer is Eddie Cohen, a Russian immigrant who
has run away from his community and his job as a tailor's
apprentice. When Eddie photographs the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory fire, he becomes embroiled in the mystery behind a young
woman's disappearance. And he ignites the heart of Coralie.
Alice Hoffman weaves her trademark magic, romance, and masterful
storytelling to unite Coralie and Eddie in a tender and moving
story of young love in tumultuous times. "The Museum of
Extraordinary Things" is, "a lavish tale about strange yet
sympathetic people" ("The New York Times Book Review").
A haunting and emotionally satisfying novel from a much-loved and
critically acclaimed author, which weaves fairy tale and gritty
realism together to dazzlingly effect. 'The Story Sisters' charts
the lives of three sisters - Elv, Claire and Meg. Each has a fate
she must meet alone: one on a country road, one in the streets of
Paris, and one in the corridors of her own imagination. Inhabiting
their world are a charismatic man who cannot tell the truth, a
neighbor who is not who he appears to be, a clumsy boy in Paris who
falls in love and stays there, a detective who finds his heart's
desire, and a demon who will not let go. What does a mother do when
one of her children goes astray? How does she save one daughter
without sacrificing the others? How deep can love go, and how far
can it take you? At once a coming-of-age tale, a family saga, and a
love story of erotic longing, 'The Story Sisters' sifts through the
miraculous and the mundane as the girls become women and their
choices haunt them, change them and, finally, redeem them.
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