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"A thrilling adventure of literary alchemy . . . A magical, mystical tour de force of pure entertainment."
--"The Seattle Times
""Delicious . . . Hoffman is an unapologetic optimist, and optimism is in short supply these days. It feels like a vacation to curl up with ["The Probable Future"]."
--"The New York Times Book Review
""Instantly alluring . . . A mysterious, modern-day fairy tale . . . Hoffman is an amazingly talented writer with a beautiful sense of sentence construction, an intriguing imagination, and the ability to create compelling, complex characters that readers care about."
--"Fort Worth Star-Telegram"
"Hoffman's ethereal tale of a family of women with supernatural gifts is a magical escape, grounded in the complex relationships between mothers and daughters."
--"Marie Claire
""HOFFMAN KNOWS HOW TO PUT MAGIC INTO HER NOVELS, sometimes as an element of the plot;
always in the quality of her writing."
--"The Hartford Courant
--"The Seattle Times
""Delicious . . . Hoffman is an unapologetic optimist, and optimism is in short supply these days. It feels like a vacation to curl up with ["The Probable Future"]."
--"The New York Times Book Review
""Instantly alluring . . . A mysterious, modern-day fairy tale . . . Hoffman is an amazingly talented writer with a beautiful sense of sentence construction, an intriguing imagination, and the ability to create compelling, complex characters that readers care about."
--"Fort Worth Star-Telegram"
"Hoffman's ethereal tale of a family of women with supernatural gifts is a magical escape, grounded in the complex relationships between mothers and daughters."
--"Marie Claire
""HOFFMAN KNOWS HOW TO PUT MAGIC INTO HER NOVELS, sometimes as an element of the plot;
always in the quality of her writing."
--"The Hartford Courant
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'Alice Hoffman is simply brilliant' Daily Mail
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you have never read an Alice Hoffman novel, then this book is probably the best place to start. It is filled to the brim with her beautifully metaphoric language and you find yourself immersed into the lives of the women, whom the book is created around.
The interweaving story lines, atmospheric locations and development of the characters run like a blood-line through the novel until you reach the end and feel a large sense of sadness that these people will no longer be a part of your day.
Wonderful, but read on. Read: Blue Diary, Blackbird House, Here on Earth, Turtle Moon and River King to name but a few and you will catch onto her regular use of metaphors, such as birds and her captivating, sometimes dislikeable, but always fatefully strong women.
The interweaving story lines, atmospheric locations and development of the characters run like a blood-line through the novel until you reach the end and feel a large sense of sadness that these people will no longer be a part of your day.
Wonderful, but read on. Read: Blue Diary, Blackbird House, Here on Earth, Turtle Moon and River King to name but a few and you will catch onto her regular use of metaphors, such as birds and her captivating, sometimes dislikeable, but always fatefully strong women.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Alice Hoffman has been compared with Anne Tyler and Carol Shields. I have to say that I didn't agree - until now. This book is simply one of the best books I have read in a long time. It has a magical, unreal quality and humanness about it. She makes the characters come alive for you - you care about them. It really is a lovely story to get lost in. I just can't put it down. I borrowed this book from the library. I haven't even finished it but want to buy it for myself - and when I saw the other reviews I had to put the record straight!
Format:Paperback
I love this book. Alice Hoffman writes in a free-flowing page, turning style which had me hooked from the very first page. I have to admit that I am an ardent fan of hers and have read many of her books. To be fair, I haven't loved them all but this one, I did. If you've not read Hoffman before, why not give this one a go? You won't be disappointed.
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A great disappointment
I was captivated by the mystery/magic blurb about this book and have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed the first 200 pages - hence the 3 stars. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mrs. A. J. Shingler
Beautifully Book
I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book as I had read Alice Hoffman's The Ice Queen previously and despite the good reviews that book got I didn't like it. Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by Little Miss Magic
yes, well
I was at a book shop at the airport and of the books on offer, this looked quite interesting. How wrong I was. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2004
pretty good
From the blurb i thought this book looked really interesting, it was quite good in the end, but it focuses less on the powers of the girls in the family (which i thought was the... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2004 by "amypeta"
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