<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for Hoffman, Alice,]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for Hoffman, Alice,]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/wccls/rss/search?query=Hoffman%2C%20Alice%2C&amp;searchType=author&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:29:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Witches of Cambridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The brand-new series from the bestselling author of Practical Magic , following two brilliant young women in 1950s Cambridge, Massachusetts, as they become immersed in a mysterious secret group of witches at Radcliffe known as the Lilith Society. Once upon a time, women were drowned in the river and the only witnesses were the crows in the trees. The Puritans blamed Eve for the sins of the world. That was when we began to meet in the name of Lilith, Adam's first wife-banished for refusing to do as she was told. We Fly Together By the 1950s, Cambridge, Massachusetts feels far removed from the legendary witch trials that marked its early days as a colony. Ava, a bright young woman from a small town in Maine, arrives for her first year at Radcliffe College. There, she meets Lauren, her opposite in every way-the wild and brazen daughter of a wealthy and well-established Cambridge family. But the two have more in common than they think. Both are recruited by the Lilith Society, a secret organization of witches at Radcliffe dating back to colonial times. As they learn more about their legacy, Ava and Lauren form a close bond that is put to the test as they learn to navigate their new power, friendship, and love. While Radcliffe seems like a safe haven, the shadow of McCarthyism looms large, an ever-present threat to the flourishing creative and intellectual life in Cambridge. And as girls from the Lilith Society begin to go missing, Ava and Lauren realize the witch trials of the past may not be as deeply buried as they once believed.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4641735</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4641735</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4641735143</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668074640/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1582424912</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Witches of Cambridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK  The brand-new series from the bestselling author of Practical Magic , following two brilliant young women in 1950s Cambridge, Massachusetts, as they become immersed in a mysterious secret group of witches at Radcliffe known as the Lilith Society. Once upon a time, women were drowned in the river and the only witnesses were the crows in the trees. The Puritans blamed Eve for the sins of the world. That was when we began to meet in the name of Lilith, Adam's first wife—banished for refusing to do as she was told.  We Fly Together...  By the 1950s, Cambridge, Massachusetts feels far removed from the legendary witch trials that marked its early days as a colony. Ava, a bright young woman from a small town in Maine, arrives for her first year at Radcliffe College. There, she meets Lauren, her opposite in every way—the wild and brazen daughter of a wealthy and well-established Cambridge family. But the two have more in common than they think. Both are recruited by the Lilith Society, a secret organization of witches at Radcliffe dating back to colonial times. As they learn more about their legacy, Ava and Lauren form a close bond that is put to the test as they learn to navigate their new power, friendship, and love. While Radcliffe seems like a safe haven, the shadow of McCarthyism looms large, an ever-present threat to the flourishing creative and intellectual life in Cambridge. And as girls from the Lilith Society begin to go missing, Ava and Lauren realize the witch trials of the past may not be as deeply buried as they once believed.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4723562</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4723562</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4723562143</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Witches Of Cambridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[By the 1950s, Cambridge, Massachusetts feels far removed from the legendary witch trials that marked its early days as a colony. Ava, a bright young woman from a small town in Maine, arrives for her first year at Radcliffe College. There, she meets Lauren, her opposite in every way—the wild and brazen daughter of a wealthy and well-established Cambridge family. But the two have more in common than they think. Both are recruited by the Lilith Society, a secret organization of witches at Radcliffe dating back to colonial times. As they learn more about their legacy, Ava and Lauren form a close bond that is put to the test as they learn to navigate their new power, friendship, and love. While Radcliffe seems like a safe haven, the shadow of McCarthyism looms large, an ever-present threat to the flourishing creative and intellectual life in Cambridge. And as girls from the Lilith Society begin to go missing, Ava and Lauren realize the witch trials of the past may not be as deeply buried as they once believed.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4713372</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4713372</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[und]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4713372143</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>und</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798900820859/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA["In an unforgettable 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"-- Provided by publisher]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3790890</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3790890</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3790890143</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982108847/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1154106544</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rules of Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[From author Alice Hoffman comes the prequel to her bestseller, Practical 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. Back in New York City each begins a risky journey as they try to escape the family curse.The Owens 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 revered, and sometimes feared, aunts in Practical Magic, while Vincent, their beloved brother, will leave an unexpected legacy. Thrilling and exquisite, real and fantastical, The Rules of Magic is a story about the power of love reminding us that the only remedy for being human is to be true to yourself.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3444127</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3444127</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3444127143</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501137471/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=967774948</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3855217</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3855217</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3855217143</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781643587905/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1225193255</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Book of Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3995019</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3995019</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3995019143</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982151485/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1236258983</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rules of Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA["The prequel to Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic, following the lives of Franny and Jet Owens (and their brother Vincent Owens) long before Sally and Gillian wound up on their doorstep"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3198693</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3198693</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3198693143</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781683246329/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1004981622</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rules of Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[From beloved author Alice Hoffman comes the spellbinding prequel to her bestseller, 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. Back in New York City each begins a risky journey as they try to escape the family curse. The Owens 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 revered, and sometimes feared, aunts in Practical Magic , while Vincent, their beloved brother, will leave an unexpected legacy. Thrilling and exquisite, real and fantastical, The Rules of Magic is a story about the power of love reminding us that the only remedy for being human is to be true to yourself.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3088983</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3088983</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3088983143</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501137495/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Book of Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Master storyteller Alice Hoffman brings us the conclusion of the Practical Magic series in a spellbinding and enchanting final Owens novel brimming with lyric beauty and vivid characters. The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three-hundred years 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. The Book of Magic is a breathtaking conclusion that celebrates mothers and daughters, sisters and brothers, and anyone who has ever been in love.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3968942</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3968942</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3968942143</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982151508/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Book of Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three hundred years, 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"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3986968</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3986968</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3986968143</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781638080947/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1262640272</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practical Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA["For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. And Gillian and Sally endured that fate as well; as children, the sisters were outsiders. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, but all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One would do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they shared brought them back, almost as if by magic ..."--Back cover.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3997937</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3997937</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3997937143</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780425190371/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=52789536</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practical Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA["[A] delicious fantasy of witchcraft and love in a world where gardens smell of lemon verbena and happy endings are possible."— Cosmopolitan The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman. For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic conconctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they share will bring them back—almost as if by magic... "Splendid... Practical Magic is one of [Hoffman's] best novels, showing on every page her gift for touching ordinary life as if with a wand, to reveal how extraordinary life really is." —Newsweek     From the Trade Paperback edition.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3048626</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3048626</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3048626143</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781440673757/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Witches of Cambridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[By the 1950s, Cambridge, Massachusetts feels far removed from the legendary witch trials that marked its early days as a colony. Ava, a bright young woman from a small town in Maine, arrives for her first year at Radcliffe College. There, she meets Lauren, her opposite in every way - the wild and brazen daughter of a wealthy and well-established Cambridge family. But the two have more in common than they think. Both are recruited by the Lilith Society, a secret organization of witches at Radcliffe dating back to colonial times. As they learn more about their legacy, Ava and Lauren form a close bond that is put to the test as they learn to navigate their new power, friendship, and love.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4720025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4720025</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4720025143</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798228845794/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1603197972</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[When We Flew Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[In May 1940, Anne Frank is a young girl not quite eleven with all the ordinary problems of a little sister, but Amsterdam is about to be invaded by Nazis and after that everything changes.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4429969</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4429969</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4429969143</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel of Anne Frank, Before the Diary</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781338856941/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1416744806</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invisible Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA["One brilliant 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, and books are considered evil. 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?"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4236147</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4236147</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4236147143</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982175375/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1391989842</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invisible Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA["One brilliant 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, and books are considered evil. 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? Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote: A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities. This is the story of one woman's dream. For a little while it came true."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4295276</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4295276</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4295276143</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781638089100/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1399454455</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Museum of Extraordinary Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[The daughter of a Coney Island boardwalk curiosities museum's front man pursues an impassioned love affair with a Russian immigrant photographer who after fleeing his Lower East Side Orthodox community has captured poignant images of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C2418397</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C2418397</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2418397143</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781451693560/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=852226440</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an unforgettable 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.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3802025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3802025</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3802025143</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781797111247/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1181845273</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Museum of Extraordinary Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 ).]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C2981502</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C2981502</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2981502143</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781451693584/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Museum of Extraordinary Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[The daughter of a Coney Island boardwalk curiosities museum's front man pursues an impassioned love affair with a Russian immigrant photographer who after fleeing his Lower East Side Orthodox community has captured poignant images of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C2497202</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C2497202</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2497202143</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781628990379/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=861335349</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faerie Knitting]]></title><description><![CDATA["Gorgeous knitwear meets inspired fairy tales with Alice Hoffman and Lisa Hoffman's Faerie Knitting. Each of the 14 projects from knitwear designer and knitting instructor Lisa Hoffman is inspired by and paired with an original fairy tale by New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman. From the Blue Heron Shawl and the Love Never Ending Cowl to the Three Wishes Mittens and Amulet Necklace, each of Lisa's projects feature clear, easy-to-follow instructions and gorgeous 4-color photography that perfectly capture the essence of Alice's signature, magical stories"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3400887</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3400887</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoffman, Alice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3400887143</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>14 Tales of Love and Magic</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781507206553/MC.GIF&amp;client=wccls&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1022693090</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practical Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. 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