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The Rules of Magic

October 9, 2017

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Whatever is meant to be is bound to happen, whether or not you approve. Frances, Bridget (Jet) and Vincent are born and raised with no sense of family. Their parents, actively discourage any ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, family, literary, magic, relationships

Faithful: A Novel

November 9, 2016

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  What do you do with your life when you’re seventeen and thanks to you your best friend is in a permanent vegetative state? If you’re Shelby you give up college, try to kill yourself, spend ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, Simon & Schuster

The Marriage of Opposites

September 16, 2015

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Beginning in 1795 on the island of St. Thomas The Marriage of Opposites is Alice Hoffman’s newest novel. It is the story of Rachel, a strong willed and intelligent woman, bound by the confines of the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, book clubs, family saga, historical fiction, Paris

The Museum of Extraordinary Things

February 26, 2014

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The Museum of Extraordinary Things is both the name of Alice Hoffman’s new historical novel and the name of the museum Coralie’s father owns. She lives alone with him in the house next to the museum ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, book clubs, historical fiction, magical realism, New York City, Scribner

The Dovekeepers

July 11, 2012

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  I’ve read enough Alice Hoffman to believe that she is one of the world’s best writers about women. Her plots may be fantastical but even as her female characters behave in magical and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, Middle East, mythology, religion, Simon & Schuster, women

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