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Alice Hoffman
There is a day you never forget, the day the whole world changes. When you close your eyes, light becomes dark, night never ends, beasts walk freely down the street…
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The stunning prequel to Alice Hoffman’s bestselling and most beloved novel ever, Practical Magic, taking us into the lives of Jet and Frances Owens.
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A Prequel to Practical Magic
Where does the story of the Owens family begin? With a baby abandoned in a snowy field in the 1600s. Under the care of Hannah…
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The stunning conclusion to the beloved Practical Magic series
In May 1940, Anne Frank is a young girl not quite eleven with all the ordinary problems of a little sister, but Amsterdam is about to be invaded by Nazis…
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.
Everyone needs a little magic in their lives… and for the Owens sisters, magic is inevitable. Practical Magic is the beloved novel by Alice Hoffman, inspiration for the classic film.
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Haunted by grief and by her past after losing her family in a fire, fifteen-year-old Green retreats into her ruined garden as she struggles to survive emotionally and physically on…
A small town librarian lives a quiet life without much excitement. One day, she mutters an idle wish and, while standing in her house, is struck by lightning. But instead…
Alicia Ashford is the daughter of the leader of the largest American mafia in the country. Although she knows her father is a cruel man outside of their home, she…
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You ever feel like life hands you a script, and you're just playing your part? Well, that was me-Diana, living the life my mom mapped out. Runway walks, posh living…
In Berlin in 1941 during humanity’s darkest hour, three unforgettable young women must act with courage and love to survive, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dovekeepers…
A THRILLING COLLECTION OF MAFIA ROMANCE BOOKS, 3 BOOKS IN 1!
BOUND BY DUTY
Alicia Ashford is the daughter of the leader of the largest American mafia in the country…
A beautiful novel exploring the little-known story of Anne Frank's life before she went into hiding - from bestselling, award-winning author Alice Hoffman and published in cooperation with the Anne…
The latest New York Times bestseller from beloved author Alice Hoffman celebrates the enduring magic of books and is a "wonderful story of love and growth" (Stephen King). One June…
Colt is the kind of guy you call when you want a job done clean, no fuss. Possessive, dangerous, as cool as ice, and rock-solid in his conviction. He takes…
A magical novel of women forging their own paths, love, friendship and the timeless power of books, from the bestselling author of Practical Magic.
Two luminous stories of friendship, magic, and the sea -- bound together in one beautiful volume -- by bestselling author Alice Hoffman.
In Aquamarine, twelve-year-old best friends Hailey and Claire…
A two-fold tale of grief and hope, loss and love, beautifully, heartbreakingly rendered as only bestselling author Alice Hoffman can.
When her family is lost in a terrible disaster, fifteen-year-old…
Twig, aged twelve, is practically ignored by classmates and other residents of Sidwell, Massachusetts, but gets along fine with just her mother and brother, whose presence must be kept secret…
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A family is shattered when one of three sisters dies tragically in an automobile accident. How the family survives–separates, reconfigures, and reconciles–is at the heart of this exquisite exploration of…
Evoking the tempo of small-town life and the mysterious atmosphere of the surrounding marshy countryside, this novel draws the reader inside a consuming love affair, its history and the ripples…
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During the Spanish Inquisition, sixteen-year-old Estrella, brought up a Catholic, discovers her family’s true Jewish identity, and when their secret is betrayed by Estrella’s best friend, the consequences are tragic.
With a sense of place that is uncanny, and vividly real characters whose lives don’t run smooth and whose stories loop together across space and time, this is work from…
Vonny lives on the island of Martha’s Vineyard with husband Andre and son Simon. Their elderly neighbour, Elizabeth, has an accident and her granddaughter, Jodie comes to nurse her. So…
When her mother dies, Martha is so unhappy living in the dried-up town of Oak Grove, that she convinces two unusual brothers who long to return to the ocean to…
In [a] … novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, … author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem and matriarch of…
Ethan and Jorie, the perfect couple, have been married for 13 years, and are still very much in love. But 13 years ago, Ethan committed a brutal rape and murder…
When the women in the Sparrow family reach 13, they develop a unique ability. In Stella’s case, the gift is the ability to see a person’s probable future. When Stella…
A little girl makes a wish one night and ruins her life. She grows up with a splinter of ice in her heart until one day, she is struck by…
John Moody takes Arlyn to live in a house made of glass. Her life there is not the romantic destiny she envisaged. Soon Arlyn is gone - her children, Sam…
Told from Gretel Samuelson’s sly and knowing perspective, Local Girls charts her progress as she navigates from childhood to the brink of womanhood, picking her way though the tragedies and…
Their mother’s illness cast a shadow over their childhood, and both Madeline and Allie are still searching for something missing in their lives. Back in the Swinging Sixties, the bridegroom’s…
In the late 1950s, when Nora Silk moves into Hemlock street, the neighbors are shocked by her Toreador pants and scandalous behavior. But when they get to know her, they…
Verity, Florida, is a town remarkable only for its unbearable heat, strange inhabitants and the high number of women divorcees who live there. Lucy and Bethany Lee are two of…
A New York Times Notable Book, from the bestselling author of Here on Earth and Practical Magic. Hoffman tells the story of two young women, one young, unmarried, and far…
Available in trade paperback for the first time, here is the brilliant story of Esther the White, a Russian migr who chooses to live cut off from normal human experience…
The author of Here on Earth –an Oprah Book Club selection–and Aquamarine weaves a magical and stunningly original story that charts the lives of threewomen in love with the wrong…
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…
The Night of the Wolf. On the Avenue, in the bleak area where New York City blends into suburbia, the Orphans - their fast Fords and Chevys coated by ice…
For more than 13 years, devoted father and husband Ethan Ford has been running from his past. But one day the police show up at his door–and his life as…
This unforgettable tale about the true meaning of commitment tells of a an activist and a marriage therapist couple who are so consumed with helping others that they are in…
A poignant tale of a loving, resilient New England family fighting to keep their eleven-year-old gifted daughter stricken with AIDS–in school and to preserve their family bonds in the face…
Hoffman is at her haunting, thought-provoking best with these interconnected stories about a Long Island family, the Samuelsons, and the lessons in survival and transformation that life brings to every…
Includes a Reader’s Guide, with an interview with the author.
