Alice Hoffman is de auteur van meer dan dertig fictiewerken. Haar schrijven duikt in thema's als familie, liefde, verlies en magie, en verweeft deze met een diepgaand begrip van de menselijke psyche en het lot. Hoffman bezit een onderscheidende lyrische stijl en een indringend empathisch vermogen dat lezers diep in haar verhalen trekt.
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 Owens, little Maria learns about the "Unnamed Arts." Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift and she teaches the girl all she knows. When Maria is abandoned by the man she loves, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. And it's is here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Love is the only thing that matters.
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 and The Marriage of Opposites Alice
Hoffman.
Struggling with the loss of her family in a fire, fifteen-year-old Green isolates herself in her devastated garden, grappling with her grief and the challenges of living alone. As she navigates her emotional turmoil, the garden becomes a symbol of her pain and a place where she seeks solace and healing.
This inaugural volume showcases a collection of outstanding short fiction from emerging writers in the U.S. and Canada, highlighting fresh voices and new talent nurtured in prestigious writing workshops. It promises to introduce readers to the literary stars of tomorrow, making it a significant addition to contemporary literature.
On the night that Arlyn Singer's father dies, she is certain her destiny will find her. Some hours later a young man shows up at her door. Lost in a strange town, John Moody is an architectural student, serious, reserved, and deliberate. And he has no inkling that the tall, red-haired girl whom he has asked for directions will haunt him for the rest of his life. John Moody takes Arlyn to live in a house made of glass, the Glass Slipper. Her life there is not the romantic destiny she envisaged. She dreams of escape for herself and her children, Sam and Blanca, but her eventual escape, too, is not the one she dreamed of... Years later, Arlyn is gone, and Meredith Weiss arrives at the Moody house. Sam, now a teenager, is careening down a path of drug-fuelled self-destruction, while John Moody is tormented by visions of a red-haired woman in white. Meredith sets out to try to save this troubled family. But will her devotion be enough to pull them back from the fate they seem to have chosen for themselves? Glass breaks, love hurts, and families make their own rules and have their own secrets. Told with Alice Hoffman's signature grace and originality, SKYLIGHT CONFESSIONS is a shimmering, powerful story of passion, heartbreak and families.
Hoffman's most magical novel to date features three generations of the extraordinary Sparrow women with unusual gifts who are driven to unite in crisis, and discover the rewards of reconciliation and love.
