The “spellbinding” (People, 4 stars), New York Times bestseller from the author of The Dovekeepers: an extraordinary novel about an electric and impassioned love affair—“an enchanting love story rich with history and a sense of place” (USA TODAY). Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a Coney Island freak show that thrills the masses. An exceptional swimmer, Coralie appears as the Mermaid in her father’s “museum,” alongside performers like the Wolfman and the Butterfly Girl. One night Coralie stumbles upon a striking young man taking pictures of moonlit trees in the woods off the Hudson River. The dashing photographer is Eddie Cohen, a Russian immigrant who has run away from his community and his job as a tailor’s apprentice. When Eddie photographs the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, he becomes embroiled in the mystery behind a young woman’s disappearance. And he ignites the heart of Coralie. Alice Hoffman weaves her trademark magic, romance, and masterful storytelling to unite Coralie and Eddie in a tender and moving story of young love in tumultuous times. The Museum of Extraordinary Things is, “a lavish tale about strange yet sympathetic people” (The New York Times Book Review).

The Museum of Extraordinary Things

As children, sisters Gillian and Sally were forever outsiders in their small New England town, teased, taunted and shunned for the air of magic that seems to sparkle in the air around them. All Gillian and Sally ever wanted was to get away. And eventually they do - one marries, the other runs as far from home as she can manage. Years later, however, tragedy will bring the sisters back together. And they'll find that no matter what else may happen, they'll always have each other. Practical Magic is the much-loved novel that was the basis of the classic film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock.

Practical Magic

Alice Hoffman's enchanting witch's brew of suspense, romance and magic -- now a major motion picture from Warner Bros. When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who happen to dwell in the darkest, eeriest house in town. As they become more aware of their aunts' mysterious and sometimes frightening powers -- and as their own powers begin to surface -- the sisters grow determined to escape their strange upbringing by blending into "normal" society. But both find that they cannot elude their magic-filled past. And when trouble strikes -- in the form of a menacing backyard ghost -- the sisters must not only reunite three generations of Owens women but embrace their magic as a gift -- and their key to a future of love and passion. Funny, haunting, and shamelessly romantic, Practical Magic is bewitching entertainment -- Alice Hoffman at her spectacular best.

In this prequel to Practical Magic, we meet the Aunts: sisters Frances and Jet, and Vincent, their brother. Their mother Susanna knew they were unique: pale, red-haired Franny, who could commune with birds; shy, beautiful Jet, who knows what others are thinking; and charismatic Vincent, built for trouble. Susanna sets some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles and absolutely no books about magic. But, desperate to uncover who they really are, the Owens siblings head down a life-altering course, filled with secrets and truths, devastation and joy, and magic and love.

The Rules Of Magic

To jægere er ude for at tjekke deres fælder i skoven, da de støder på en sammenkrøbet blodig skikkelse, der er fanget i en af deres rævefælder. Men det er ikke et dyr. Det er et menneske. Jægerne tager den unge mand med sig tilbage til civilisationen, hvor nyheden om Ulvemanden hurtigt spredes vidt og bredt. Han bliver betragtet som evnesvag og farlig, men lige før han anbringes på en anstalt, træder Robin Moore til, og manden kommer hjem og skal bo med Robin og hendes 17-årige søn. Snart genvinder den unge mand en del af sin skjulte menneskelighed, men livet blandt mennesker vækker også noget umenneskeligt i ham, som kan være til fare for alle. Den amerikanske forfatter Alice Hoffman (f. 1952) udgav sin første roman i en alder af bare 21 år og har siden udgivet både faglitteratur og romaner for børn og voksne, hvoraf flere har været på blandt andet New York Times bestsellerlister. Hendes roman ”Her på jorden” (1998) blev ved sin udgivelse valgt til Oprahs bogklub, og romanen ”Praktisk magi” (1996) blev efterfølgende filmatiseret med Sandra Bullock og Nicole Kidman i hovedrollerne.

Arven fra ulvene

I den lille by Verity i Florida holder indbyggerne meget af at snakke. Der er dog en enkelt ting, som alle kender til, men som ingen italesætter: maj. Den sidste forårsmåned har i mange år givet mærkelige udslag i Verity. Piger stikker af hjemmefra, figentræer eksploderer i lys lue, og småbørn græder hele natten. Men det mest forunderlige er dog den tiltrækningskraft, som Verity i maj måned har på fraskilte kvinder, der af uransagelige årsager strømmer til den lille by, og i år bliver det værste år, borgerne i Verity nogensinde har oplevet. Den amerikanske forfatter Alice Hoffman (f. 1952) udgav sin første roman i en alder af bare 21 år og har siden udgivet både faglitteratur og romaner for børn og voksne, hvoraf flere har været på blandt andet New York Times bestsellerlister. Hendes roman "Her på jorden" (1998) blev ved sin udgivelse valgt til Oprahs bogklub, og romanen "Praktisk magi" (1996) blev efterfølgende filmatiseret med Sandra Bullock og Nicole Kidman i hovedrollerne.

I majnattens hede

I mere end hundrede år har den lille by Haddan i Massachusetts været delt i to lejre, næsten som om der gik en usynlig linje gennem byen, med de lokale på den ene side og dem, der går på den berømte Haddan School på den anden. Men da to nye elever og en ny lærerinde begynder på skolen tager tingene en drejning. De to femtenårige Carlin og August er lige utilpassede og finder hurtigt sammen i et tæt venskab. August forguder Carlin, men det er der også andre, der gør, og efter et skænderi drukner August sig i floden. Carlin er fortvivlet og får hjælp af den unge lærerinde Betsy, der snart skal giftes med en af skolens lærere – tror hun. For snart dukker den lokale politimand op for at undersøge omstændighederne omkring Augusts død. Alice Hoffman (f. 1952) er en amerikansk forfatter, der har skrevet både voksen-, ungdoms- og børnelitteratur. Hun er mest kendt for romanen Practical Magic (på dansk Praktisk Magi) fra 1995, der blev filmatiseret under samme navn i 1998. Mange af hendes værker bevæger sig inden for magisk realisme og blander romantik og relationer med magi og ironi.

Flodkongen

Ethan og Jorie har tilsyneladende det hele. Den hårdtarbejdende Ethan er en respekteret mand i det lokale miljø, og Jorie sørger for, at det altid er styr på hjemmet. De har været gift i 13 år og har sammen den vellidte og kønne Collie. Men under overfladen truer Ethans fortid med at ødelægge idyllen. Da Jorie en dag ser Ethans billede i et program om uopklarede forbrydelser, beslutter hun sig for at finde frem til sandheden - koste hvad det vil. Den amerikanske forfatter Alice Hoffman (f. 1952) udgav sin første roman i en alder af bare 21 år og har siden udgivet både faglitteratur og romaner for børn og voksne, hvoraf flere har været på blandt andet New York Times bestsellerlister. Hendes roman "Her på jorden" (1998) blev ved sin udgivelse valgt til Oprahs bogklub, og romanen "Praktisk magi" (1996) blev efterfølgende filmatiseret med Sandra Bullock og Nicole Kidman i hovedrollerne.

Den blå dagbog

Efter at have boet næsten 20 år i Californien vender den nu modne March Murray og hendes 15-årige datter tilbage til den lille by i Massachusetts, hvor March voksede op. Her møder hun sin ungdoms store kærlighed, Hollis. De er stadig betagede af hinanden, og deres gamle lidenskab bliver til en vild besættelse for begge parter. Den amerikanske forfatter Alice Hoffman (f. 1952) udgav sin første roman i en alder af bare 21 år og har siden udgivet både faglitteratur og romaner for børn og voksne, hvoraf flere har været på blandt andet New York Times bestsellerlister. Hendes roman "Her på jorden" (1998) blev ved sin udgivelse valgt til Oprahs bogklub, og romanen "Praktisk magi" (1996) blev efterfølgende filmatiseret med Sandra Bullock og Nicole Kidman i hovedrollerne.

Her på jorden

Hvor mange ved, at den franske impressionismes vugge var dansk og stod på Sankt Thomas i Dansk Vestindien? Maleren Camille Pissarro begyndte livet som Jacobo Pizzarro i en dansk-jødisk familie, der havde søgt tilflugt for jødeforfølgelserne på Sankt Thomas. Her bliver hans mor, Rachel, som er en usædvanlig karakterfast kvinde, tvunget til at gifte sig med en ældre mand. Da manden pludselig dør, bliver en ganske ung fransk slægtning hentet til øen. Rachel falder for ham, og det lidenskabelige forhold resulterer blandt andet i sønnen Jacobo. Jacobo viser tidligt kunstneriske evner og bliver som 12-årig sendt til Paris for at lære at male. Efter hjemkomsten nægter han at gå ind i familiens firma og stifter i stedet bekendtskab med den danske guldaldermaler Fritz Melbye, der er på rundrejse. I 1853 sejler de sammen til Venezuela, hvor de bliver i to år. Herfra fortsætter Camille (som han nu kalder sig) til Paris. Frodigheden, varmen og skønheden på Sankt Thomas danner baggrund og en magisk atmosfære lige så farverig som et impressionistisk maleri og så levende som de skildpadder, der én nat om året kryber op på stranden for at lægge deres æg. Den amerikanske forfatter Alice Hoffman (f. 1952) har skrevet en lang række bøger for både børn og voksne. Mange er oversat til dansk, blandt andet "Lysenes nat", "Den blå dagbog", "I majnattens hede" og "Praktisk magi", som er blevet filmatiseret med Nicole Kidman og Sandra Bullock i hovedrollerne.

Vi fulgte skildpadderne

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Second Nature

“A luminous, Marquez-esque tale” (O, The Oprah Magazine) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Museum of Extraordinary Things: a forbidden love story set on a tropical island about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro—the Father of Impressionism. Growing up on idyllic St. Thomas in the early 1800s, Rachel dreams of life in faraway Paris. Rachel’s mother, a pillar of their small refugee community of Jews who escaped the Inquisition, has never forgiven her daughter for being a difficult girl who refuses to live by the rules. Growing up, Rachel’s salvation is their maid Adelle’s belief in her strengths, and her deep, life-long friendship with Jestine, Adelle’s daughter. But Rachel’s life is not her own. She is married off to a widower with three children to save her father’s business. When her older husband dies suddenly and his handsome, much younger nephew, Frédérick, arrives from France to settle the estate, Rachel seizes her own life story, beginning a defiant, passionate love affair that sparks a scandal that affects all of her family, including her favorite son, who will become one of the greatest artists of France. “A work of art” (Dallas Morning News), The Marriage of Opposites showcases the beloved, bestselling Alice Hoffman at the height of her considerable powers. “Her lush, seductive prose, and heart-pounding subject…make this latest skinny-dip in enchanted realism…the Platonic ideal of the beach read” (Slate.com). Once forgotten to history, the marriage of Rachel and Frédérick “will only renew your commitment to Hoffman’s astonishing storytelling” (USA TODAY).

The Marriage of Opposites

An ambitious and mesmerizing novel from the bestselling author of Rules of Magic. The Dovekeepers is “striking….Hoffman grounds her expansive, intricately woven, and deepest new novel in biblical history, with a devotion and seriousness of purpose” (Entertainment Weekly). Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event, Hoffman’s novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. Yael’s mother died in childbirth, and her father, an expert assassin, never forgave her for that death. Revka, a village baker’s wife, watched the murder of her daughter by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her young grandsons, rendered mute by what they have witnessed. Aziza is a warrior’s daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and expert marksman who finds passion with a fellow soldier. Shirah, born in Alexandria, is wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with uncanny insight and power. The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in the desperate days of the siege. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets—about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.

The Dovekeepers

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage of Opposites and The Dovekeepers comes a soul-searching story about a young woman struggling to redefine herself and the power of love, family, and fate. Growing up on Long Island, Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl until one night an extraordinary tragedy changes her fate. Her best friend’s future is destroyed in an accident, while Shelby walks away with the burden of guilt. What happens when a life is turned inside out? When love is something so distant it may as well be a star in the sky? Faithful is the story of a survivor, filled with emotion—from dark suffering to true happiness—a moving portrait of a young woman finding her way in the modern world. A fan of Chinese food, dogs, bookstores, and men she should stay away from, Shelby has to fight her way back to her own future. In New York City she finds a circle of lost and found souls—including an angel who’s been watching over her ever since that fateful icy night. Here is a character you will fall in love with, so believable and real and endearing, that she captures both the ache of loneliness and the joy of finding yourself at last. For anyone who’s ever been a hurt teenager, for every mother of a daughter who has lost her way, Faithful is a roadmap. Alice Hoffman’s “trademark alchemy” (USA TODAY) and her ability to write about the “delicate balance between the everyday world and the extraordinary” (WBUR) make this an unforgettable story. With beautifully crafted prose, Alice Hoffman spins hope from heartbreak in this profoundly moving novel.

Faithful

From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman and master knitter Lisa Hoffman comes Faerie Knitting, a magical melding of words and yarn where the ordinary is turned into the extraordinary and where imagination becomes creation. Includes a PDF with knitting patterns. The magic of storytelling and the magic of knitting—woven together in 14 original patterns inspired by each story. “How fairy tales are told and remembered has a great deal in common with knitting traditions. It is no mistake that we describe storytelling as knitting a tale, or weaving a story, or spinning a yarn.”—Alice Hoffman, from the Introduction of Faerie Knitting Featuring fourteen original fairy tales, Faerie Knitting is an entrancing collection of stories of love and loss, trust and perseverance. Seamlessly woven into the plot of each tale is a magical garment or accessory inspired by the bravery and self-reliance of the tale’s heroine and brought to life through an imaginative and bespoke knit pattern. From the Blue Heron Shawl and the Love Never Ending Cowl, to the Three Wishes Mittens and Amulet Necklace, each project is as wearable as it is magical. Lush, atmospheric photography captures the enchanted faerie domain while beautifully rendered charts and instructions are well suited for beginner and advanced knitters alike. Presented in an elegant linen case with foil accents that evoke the fairy tale tradition, Faerie Knitting is a rare gift for creators—and lovers—of magic.

Faerie Knitting

Audio bonus! The audio download edition includes an exclusive interview with Alice Hoffman and Judith Light! NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL On the brink of World War II, with the Nazis tightening their grip on Berlin, a mother’s act of courage and love offers her daughter a chance of survival. “[A] hymn to the power of resistance, perseverance, and enduring love in dark times…gravely beautiful…Hoffman the storyteller continues to dazzle.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW At the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime. Her desperation leads her to Ettie, the daughter of a rabbi whose years spent eavesdropping on her father enables her to create a mystical Jewish creature, a rare and unusual golem, who is sworn to protect Hanni’s daughter, Lea. Once Ava is brought to life, she and Lea and Ettie become eternally entwined, their paths fated to cross, their fortunes linked. What does it mean to lose your mother? How much can one person sacrifice for love? In a world where evil can be found at every turn, we meet remarkable characters that take us on a stunning journey of loss and resistance, the fantastical and the mortal, in a place where all roads lead past the Angel of Death and love is never-ending.

The World That We Knew

In this “ bewitching” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic. Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she’s abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, Maria learns about the “Nameless Arts.” Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift and she teaches the girl all she knows. It is here that she learns her first important lesson: Always love someone who will love you back. When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. And it’s 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. Magic Lessons is a “heartbreaking and heart-healing” (BookPage) celebration of life and love and a showcase of Alice Hoffman’s masterful storytelling.

Magic Lessons

The extraordinary novel tracing a centuries-old curse back to its beginning from the author of PRACTICAL MAGIC and THE DOVEKEEPERS We first met the Owens in the glorious novel Practical Magic. We discovered the tragedy of the Owens siblings in Rules of Magic. Now we learn how it all began... with a baby abandoned in a snowy English field in the 1600s. Under the care of gentle Hannah Owens, little Maria learns about the 'Unnamed Arts'. Maria has a gift for them - a gift that may well prove her undoing. When Maria is abandoned by the man she loves, she invokes the curse that will haunt her family for centuries. Because magic has rules, and they must be followed. This is the lesson that Maria will carry with her for the rest of her life, and pass on to her children and her children's children. PRAISE for ALICE HOFFMAN ‘Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first century literature’ Toni Morrison ‘I am still reeling from The Dovekeepers – from the history Alice Hoffman illuminates, from the language she uses to bring these women to life. This novel is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be forgotten by a reader.’ Jodi Picoult ‘In her remarkable new novel, Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of sexual desire, women’s solidarity in the face of strife, and the magic that’s quietly present in our day-to-day living. Put The Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman’s extraordinary body of work. I was blown away.’ Wally Lamb ‘Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things.’ Amy Tan ‘Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel’ Joseph Heller 'Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman’s exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us – it is a glorious experience.' Elizabeth Strout

The Practical Magic Series

* LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL * ‘Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman’s exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us – it is a glorious experience. The book builds and builds, as she weaves together, seamlessly, the stories of people in the most desperate of circumstances – and then it delivers with a tremendous punch. It opens up the world … in a way that is absolutely unique. By the end you may be weeping’ Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge 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. In Berlin, at the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime. She finds her way to a renowned rabbi, but it’s his daughter, Ettie, who offers hope of salvation when she creates a mystical Jewish creature, a rare and unusual golem, who is sworn to protect Lea. Once Ava is brought to life, she and Lea and Ettie become eternally entwined, their paths fated to cross, their fortunes linked. Lea and Ava travel from Paris, where Lea meets her soulmate, to a convent in western France known for its silver roses; from a school in a mountaintop village where three thousand Jews were saved. Meanwhile, Ettie is in hiding, waiting to become the fighter she's destined to be. What does it mean to lose your mother? How much can one person sacrifice for love? In a world where evil can be found at every turn, we meet remarkable characters that take us on a stunning journey of loss and resistance, the fantastical and the mortal, in a place where all roads lead past the Angel of Death and love is never ending. Praise for Alice Hoffman: 'A major contribution to twenty-first century literature' Toni Morrisonon The Museum of Extraordinary Things ‘A great atmospheric storyteller… Her books are a real pleasure’ Kate Atkinson 'Hoffman reminds us with every sentence that words have the power to transport us to alternate worlds, to heal a broken heart, and to tie us irrevocably to the people we love' Jodi Picoult 'Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel' Joseph Heller ‘Hoffman… writes with heartbreaking clarity’ The Times ‘Alice Hoffman is simply brilliant’ Daily Mail 'Hoffman knows how to tell a good story' Sunday Times 'Monumental… magical, moving… beautifully written... A genuine masterpiece' Daily Mail on The Dovekeepers 'One of the finest writers of her generation' Newsweek

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. Sixteen-year-old Ivy is pregnant and alone. Cast out by her family, she runs away and finds safety in the arms of Joel Davis. He offers a simpler life than the one she had in Boston, a quiet, rural life of rules, peace and community. Little does she realise, Joel is the charismatic leader of a cult known as the Community, and all is not quite as it seems. Daughter Mia has only known the claustrophobic life of the Community. While out serving the Community one weekend, she secretly commits a transgression – reading. Discovering a world beyond the edges of the Community’s property is intoxicating. But breaking rules carries serious consequences, and sends Mia on a path she could never have imagined. With two fiercely wonderful heroines, The Invisible Hour is a heart-breaking and hopeful novel of family, redemption and the power of love. Praise for Alice Hoffman ‘Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first century literature’ Toni Morrison ‘I am still reeling from The Dovekeepers – from the history Alice Hoffman illuminates, from the language she uses to bring these women to life. This novel is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be forgotten by a reader.’ Jodi Picoult ‘In her remarkable new novel, Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of sexual desire, women’s solidarity in the face of strife, and the magic that’s quietly present in our day-to-day living. Put The Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman’s extraordinary body of work. I was blown away.’ Wally Lamb ‘Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things.’ Amy Tan ‘Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel’ Joseph Heller 'Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman’s exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us – it is a glorious experience.' Elizabeth Strout

The Invisible Hour

Beginning on the night of the Grand Illumination, a festival of lanterns held each summer on Martha’s Vineyard, this novel is a modern chronicle of a marriage and a bittersweet exploration of an extraordinary passion. Illumination Night follows the lives of a young blond giant who is as beautiful as he is frightening; an old woman at the end of her life whose last mission is to save her granddaughter’s soul; a family torn apart by a wife’s fears and a husband’s unrealized desires; and the high school girl who comes to Martha’s Vineyard against her will, who steals husbands and cars, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption. Both riveting and reflective, this is a story that brings to light the talent that has made Alice Hoffman an acclaimed bestselling author.

Illumination Night

Property Of is the book that launched a major literary career. In it, New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman introduces a lonely outsider who wants desperately to belong. She deeply envies the tough, sultry girls who wear mascara and black leather and hang with the local gang known as the Orphans. As the unnamed narrator determinedly tries to become the property of the gang's brooding leader, McKay, she will discover what can and cannot be possessed—and what can happen when you hand your heart over to a man who claims to care nothing about love.

Property Of

The bestselling author of Practical Magic offers "an affecting love story, laced with humor" (Booklist) that tells the tale of a man and a woman, an activist and a therapist, so consumed with helping others that they are in danger of failing in their duty to themselves. Natalie, a therapist, is in love with Carter—but he is deeply dedicated to his environmental work, and the fate of their relationship takes a backseat to the fate of the planet. Then a new client walks into Natalie's office. He is an intriguing man, with an incredible tale to tell, and under his influence she faces questions about the direction of her own passion, the true meaning of commitment … and the possibility of finding the love she seeks—right in her own backyard.

Angel Landing

Alice Hoffman, the bestselling author of such beloved novels as Practical Magic and Seventh Heaven, has written a powerful story of love that shows why she has been called a "born storyteller" (Entertainment Weekly). When Teresa was a little girl, she dreamed of dark-eyed, fearless heroes on white horses who would sweep her away. But now, as the grown-up Teresa negotiates life and love, she begins to understand that fairy tales don't always come true.

White Horses

The matriarch of a Long Island clan with a stubbornly suicidal son and a defiant, restless granddaughter, Esther has hired a Russian landscaper to watch over the family as well as the grounds of their secluded waterfront estate. But he has been watching Esther, too. And his love for her is growing wild enough to uproot them all. The author of Here on Earth and The River King presents a "stunning and hypnotic" novel that "interweaves past and present with piercing images and unfailing energy" (Publishers Weekly).

The Drowning Season

This fierce and beautiful story charts the histories of two women: Rae, young, unmarried, and far from home, awaits the birth of her first child. Lila, a fortune-teller with no interest in the future, lost her own daughter more than a quarter of a century earlier in New York. When these two women meet in Southern California, it's earthquake weather—the time when unexpected things happen. Immediately, their lives and fortunes become intertwined, as Rae tries to break away from the man she has been with since high school and Lila reaches into the past to search for the child she lost. This contemporary world is set against a series of Russian folktales told by an old woman who lives at the edge of Manhattan, in a place so well hidden it can only be found once in a lifetime.

Fortune’s Daughter

“Hoffman certainly knows how to enchant” (The New York Times Book Review) in this breathtaking conclusion to the Practical Magic series—a spellbinding and bewitching novel that asks how far will you go to change your fate? For over three-hundred years a curse has kept the Owens family from love—but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live. Jet is not the only one in danger—the curse is already at work. A frantic attempt to save a young man’s life spurs three generations of the Owens women, and one long-lost brother, to use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their ancestor Maria Owens first practiced the Unnamed Art. The younger generation discovers secrets that have been hidden from them in matters of both magic and love by Sally, their fiercely protective mother. As Kylie Owens uncovers the truth about who she is and what her own dark powers are, her aunt Franny comes to understand that she is ready to sacrifice everything for her family, and Sally Owens realizes that she is willing to give up everything for love. A heartfelt and satisfying conclusion to a beloved series, The Book of Magic celebrates mothers and daughters, sisters and brothers, and anyone who has ever been in love.

The The Book of Magic (Practical Magic 2)

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 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 earlier, but it seems to tell the story of Mia’s mother, Ivy, and their life inside the Community—an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts where contact with the outside world is forbidden. But how could this be? How could Nathaniel Hawthorne have so perfectly captured the pain and loss that Mia carries inside her? Through a journey of heartbreak, love, and time, Mia must abandon the rules she was raised with at the Community. As she does, she realizes that reading can transport you to other worlds or bring them to you, and that readers and writers affect one another in mysterious ways. She learns that time is more fluid than she can imagine, and that love is stronger than any chains that bind you. As a girl Mia fell in love with a book. Now as a young woman she falls in love with a brilliant writer as she makes her way back in time. But what if Nathaniel Hawthorne never wrote The Scarlet Letter? And what if Mia Jacob never found it on the day she planned to die? From “the reigning queen of magical realism” (Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author), this is the story of one woman’s dream. For a little while it came true.

The bestselling author of Second Nature, Illumination Night and Turtle Moon now offers her most fascinating and tantalizingly accomplished novel yet -- a winning tale that amply confirms Alice Hoffman's reputation not only as a genius of the vivid scene and unforgettable character but as one of America's most captivating storytellers. When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who happen to dwell in the darkest, eeriest house in town. As they become more aware of their aunts' mysterious and sometimes frightening powers -- and as their own powers begin to surface -- the sisters grow determined to escape their strange upbringing by blending into "normal" society. But both find that they cannot elude their magic-filled past. And when trouble strikes -- in the form of a menacing backyard ghost -- the sisters must not only reunite three generations of Owens women but embrace their magic as a gift -- and their key to a future of love and passion. Funny, haunting, and shamelessly romantic, Practical Magic is bewitching entertainment -- Alice Hoffman at her spectacular best.

An instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from beloved author Alice Hoffman—the spellbinding prequel to Practical Magic. Find your magic. For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique. Difficult Franny, with skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, shy and beautiful Jet, who can read other people’s thoughts, and charismatic Vincent, who began looking for trouble on the day he could walk. From the start Susanna sets down rules for her children: No walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles, no books about magic. And most importantly, never, ever, fall in love. But when her children visit their Aunt Isabelle, in the small Massachusetts town where the Owens family has been blamed for everything that has ever gone wrong, they uncover family secrets and begin to understand the truth of who they are. Yet, the children cannot escape love even if they try, just as they cannot escape the pains of the human heart. The two beautiful sisters will grow up to be the memorable aunts in Practical Magic, while Vincent, their beloved brother, will leave an unexpected legacy. Alice Hoffman delivers “fairy-tale promise with real-life struggle” (The New York Times Book Review) in a story how the only remedy for being human is to be true to yourself. Thrilling and exquisite, real and fantastical, The Rules of Magic is “irresistible…the kind of book you race through, then pause at the last forty pages, savoring your final moments with the characters” (USA TODAY, 4/4 stars).

The Rules of Magic

"Twig versucht so unsichtbar wie möglich zu sein. Denn wenn einen niemand beachtet, stellt auch keiner schwierige Fragen. Dann fragt auch niemand nach dem Fluch, der seit zweihundert Jahren auf Twigs Familie lastet, oder nach dem geflügelten Ungeheuer, das sich in mondhellen Nächten über ihrem Haus in die Lüfte schwingt. Dass dieses Wesen niemand anders als ihr Bruder James ist, der mit schwarzen Flügeln auf dem Rücken geboren wurde, darf keiner wissen…"

Nachtvogel oder Die Geheimnisse von Sidwell

Finde deine Magie! Mit "The Rules of Magic" hat die Bestseller-Autorin Alice Hoffman eine berührende Geschichte über Liebe, Magie und den wunderbaren Zusammenhalt der Familie geschrieben. New York, Anfang der 60er Jahre. Franny, Jet und Vincent Owens sind keine gewöhnlichen Kinder, denn sie entstammen einer Familie von Hexen: Die schöne Franny hat blasse Haut und, passend zu ihrem Temperament feuerrote Haare. Jet ist sensibel und kann Gedanken lesen, und der charismatische Vincent verfügt schon in jungen Jahren über eine überwältigende Anziehungskraft auf das andere Geschlecht. Alles riecht nach Ärger, und dass die drei das magische Talent ihrer Vorfahren geerbt haben, macht die Sache nicht besser. Von Beginn an gibt ihre Mutter Susanna ihren Kindern deshalb ein paar Regeln mit auf den Lebensweg: keine Spaziergänge bei Mondschein, keine roten Schuhe, keine schwarze Kleidung, keine Katzen oder Krähen im Haus, und das Allerwichtigste: "Verliebt euch nie, niemals!" Doch Franny, Jet und Vincent sind jung und voller Tatendrang: Natürlich werden sie jede einzelne Regel brechen - und mit den Folgen leben müssen.

The Rules of Magic - Eine zauberhafte Familie (Ungekürzte Lesung)

Eine Begegnung, die alles verändert: der meisterhafte Roman »Die Frauen der Hemlock Street« von Bestsellerautorin Alice Hoffman als eBook bei dotbooks. Gefühle kann man leugnen, Kompromisse lang erdulden – aber nichts vermag unseren Wunsch nach Freiheit auf Dauer zu bändigen … New Jersey in den 50er Jahren. Eine Frau wie Nora Silk hat es in der konservativen Kleinstadt Janus noch nie gegeben: so selbstbewusst, so verführerisch, so wenig an einem ordentlichen Haushalt interessiert … und dann auch noch geschieden! Während die »anständigen« Vorstadtfrauen entrüstet tuscheln und ihre Männer kaum wissen, wohin mit ihren neugierigen Blicken, zeigt sich immer mehr, das hinter den gepflegten Vorgärten und sauberen Fassaden nichts so ist, wie es bisher schien. Mit jedem Tag, den Nora in Janus verbringt, mit jedem Schritt, den sie durch die Hemlock Street geht und jedem Lächeln, das sie schenkt, verändert sie das Leben ihrer Nachbarn auf ungeahnte und wunderbare Weise … »Dieser Roman ist von leiser Magie durchzogen; das Reale, Gewöhnliche wird auf unmerkliche Weise verzaubert.« Harper’s Bazaar Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: »Die Frauen der Hemlock Street« der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Alice Hoffman ist eine hinreißende Liebeserklärung an alles, was im Leben wirklich zählt – ein bewegendes Lesevergnügen für die Fans von Alice Munro und dem Bestseller »Eine Frage der Chemie« von Bonnie Garmus. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Die Frauen der Hemlock Street

Von Gefühlen, Besessenheit und Hoffnung: der meisterhafte Roman »Ein Sommer in Fox Hill« von Bestsellerautorin Alice Hoffman als eBook bei dotbooks. Die eine große Liebe, die alles bestimmt: Ist es möglich, sie jemals zu vergessen – und muss man es vielleicht, um weiterleben zu können? Fast 20 Jahre sind vergangen, seit March ihr Elternhaus im wildromantischen Neuengland verlassen hat, um sich ein eigenes Leben aufzubauen. Doch nun kehrt sie heim, um Abschied zu nehmen von der Frau, die sie wie eine Mutter geliebt hat … und so sehr sie auch hofft, dass es nicht geschehen mag: Sie wird dabei Hollis wiedertreffen, den ihr Vater einst als Ziehsohn in die Familie brachte; Hollis, mit dem sie lange Gefühle verbanden, die so warm leuchten konnten wie ein endloser Sommer und ihr doch die Luft zum Atmen nahmen. Als er nun plötzlich wieder vor ihr steht, weiß March, dass sie nichts lieber möchte, als sich in seine offenen Arme zu werfen – aber kann es für sie und Hollis wirklich eine Zukunft geben? Von Oprah Winfrey empfohlen: »Meisterhaft erzählt – Alice Hoffmans Schreibstil lässt uns sprachlos zurück.« The Denver Post Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: Die New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Alice Hoffman verwebt in »Ein Sommer in Fox Hill« Motive aus Emily Brontës Klassiker »Wuthering Heights – Sturmhöhe« mit ihrer ganz eigenen Sprachmagie – ein bewegendes Lesevergnügen für die Fans von Alice Munro, Delia Owens und Elizabeth Strout. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Ein Sommer in Fox Hill

Die geheime Geschichte eines besonderen Ortes, betörend schön und spannend: »Am Ufer des Haddan River« von Alice Hoffman jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Es gibt Geheimnisse, die besser nicht ergründet werden – und solche, die darauf drängen, ans Licht zu kommen … Seit über 150 Jahren ragt das altehrwürdige Internat über der kleinen Stadt am Haddan River auf: ein Ort wie aus der Zeit gefallen, um den sich prachtvolle Rosen ranken, aber auch düstere Gerüchte. Als ein Schüler tot am Ufer des Flusses gefunden wird, will die Schulleitung den Mantel des Schweigens darüber decken. Drei Menschen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, suchen trotzdem nach der Wahrheit: ein Polizist mit dunkler Vergangenheit, eine Lehrerin, die hin und her gerissen ist zwischen Verstand und Gefühl, und die junge Carlin, die noch nicht weiß, ob sie brav allen Regeln folgen soll – oder den Mut hat, eine Rebellin zu sein … Als hätten Jane Austen und Donna Tart gemeinsam über die Jahrhunderte hinweg einen Schauerroman geschrieben: »Es gibt wenige Autorinnen, die sich so auf das klassische Geschichtenerzählen verstehen wie Alice Hoffman. Dieses Buch steckt voller wunderbarer und auf herrlichste Art unerwartete Wendungen.« The New York Times Book Review Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: »Am Ufer des Haddan River« der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Alice Hoffman – ein einzigartiges Lesevergnügen, wie man es nur sehr selten finden wird. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Am Ufer des Haddan River

Poetisch, kraftvoll, unvergesslich: Die Frauensaga »Die Geheimnisse der Sparrow-Frauen« von Bestsellerautorin Alice Hoffman als eBook bei dotbooks. Es sind tiefe Gefühle, die jede Familie zusammenhalten – aber sie können scharfe Dornen haben … Schon seit langer Zeit wird in der neuenglischen Kleinstadt Unity über die Frauen der Familie Sparrow geflüstert: Jede von ihnen wird im März geboren, eine Botin des nahenden Frühlings, berauschend schön und mit einer geheimnisvollen Gabe gesegnet. So können nun auch Elinor, ihre Tochter Jenny und Enkelin Stella durch einen einzigen Blick Lügner erkennen, in fremden Träumen wandeln und den Tod anderer Menschen vorhersagen. Doch sind diese Fähigkeiten ein Geschenk … oder ein Fluch, der schwer auf ihren Schultern lastet? Als Stella durch eine einzige unachtsame Äußerung in große Gefahr gerät, können nur die seit Jahren entzweiten Elinor und Jenny sie schützen – aber werden sie in der Lage sein, die Mauern zu überwinden, die sie voller Zorn und verzweifelter Liebe zwischen sich aufgebaut haben? Drei Frauen, die den Stolz und Schmerz vieler Generationen in sich tragen: »Ein verzauberndes Buch! Die Geschichte, die Alice Hoffman erzählt, ist spannend und dicht, zärtlich und voller Sinnlichkeit.« Booklist Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: »Die Geheimnisse der Sparrow-Frauen« der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Alice Hoffman ist so fesselnd wie ihr Welterfolg »Practical Magic – Zauberhafte Schwestern« und ein Lesetipp für alle Fans von Delia Owens und Mariana Leky. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Die Geheimnisse der Sparrow-Frauen

Não é nenhum segredo que o amor atormenta a família Owens há séculos. Mas onde começa a história dessa família? Com Maria, no ano de 1664, quando ela é abandonada ainda bebê, num campo nevado do interior da Inglaterra, e é adotada por Hannah Owens. A mãe adotiva reconhece que Maria tem talento para a magia e ensina a menina a praticar a "Arte Sem Nome". Ela herda o Grimório de Hannah – um livro mágico de encantamentos que inclui receitas para curar doenças, ingredientes para um fazer um sabão que devolve a juventude e feitiços que podem fazer uma pessoa arder de paixão. Ela aprende também sua primeira e principal lição: sempre ame alguém que possa retribuir esse amor. Quando Maria é abandonada com a filha pelo homem que lhe declarou seu amor, ela o segue numa viagem até Salem, em Massachusetts, e acaba sendo acusada de bruxaria. Ali invoca a maldição que acompanhará sua família por séculos.

Lições de magia

El diario de Ana Frank ha cautivado e inspirado a lectores durante décadas. Publicado póstumamente por su afligido padre, el diario de Ana, escrito mientras ella y su familia estaban escondidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se ha convertido en uno de los textos centrales de la experiencia judía durante el Holocausto, así como en una obra de gran valor literario. Con la ocupación nazi de los Países Bajos, la vida de la familia Frank da un vuelco. Los prejuicios, las pérdidas y el terror abundan, y Ana se ve obligada a ser testigo de cómo la gente corriente se convierte en monstruos, y cómo los niños y las familias quedan atrapados en una marea de violencia. En medio de un peligro imposible, Ana, audaz, creativa y valiente, descubre quién es ella realmente, y con una sabiduría muy superior a su edad, se convertirá en una escritora que cambiará el mundo tal como lo conocemos.

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