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The Invisible Hour

August 31, 2023

invisible hour

I had asked to be forgiven in the past, but I was someone else now. I was the girl who knew how to escape, the one who could become invisible, who believed that a single dream was more powerful than a ... Read More...

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The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman

October 14, 2021

magic

What you put out into the world came back to you threefold. In The Rules of Magic Jet Owens and her siblings Franny and Vincent were dealing with their family’s curse about falling in love. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: England, family, family saga, magic, New England, women

8 Fall 2021 Books I’m Ready to Read

September 15, 2021

Fall 2021

  My apologies, I’ve been remiss this year. Here it is the middle of September and I haven’t shared anything about the books of fall I want to read. Quite honestly, I’m still struggling with my ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: fantasy, history, literary, magic, thriller

Metropolitan Stories by Christine Coulson

April 19, 2021

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Regardless of where you live, if you love the art and artifacts of human history, then you’re probably familiar with Metropolitan Museum of Art. When I lived in NYC it was one of my favorite places to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, debut, humor, magic, Manhattan, short stories

Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman

October 19, 2020

magic

A healer, living alone in the woods, discovers a baby girl left in a basket in a snowy meadow near her home. The infant is guarded by a large black raven, letting the woman know this is no average ... Read More...

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