Alice Hoffmann Livres

"L'une des choses que j'ai apprises, c'est que les événements les plus étranges peuvent advenir. A tout moment. Aujourd'hui, par exemple, le chat de Jill, ma meilleure amie, a parlé. Nous préparions des brownies dans la cuisine lorsque nous l'avons entendu dire : "Je veux sortir." Nous avons assisté à un miracle et, maintenant, nous attendons qu'il s'en produise d'autres. " Ainsi commence le journal intime tenu par Gretel Samuelson à un moment crucial de sa jeune existence : le divorce de ses parents. Drolatique, émouvant, ce livre raconte, dans une tonalité douce amère, l'éveil d'une adolescente au monde des adultes. Alice Hoffman compose sa galerie de portraits par petites touches, avec pudeur, et fait de sa Gretel une sœur de Holden Caulfield, le héros de L'Attrape-coeurs , le célèbre roman de J.D. Salinger.

The Farrells are a middle-class family living in a small New England town. Ivan Farrell is an astronomer, wife Polly a photographer, eight-year-old Charlie a budding biologist and 11-year-old Amanda a talented gymnast. And then one day, unimaginable tragedy strikes.

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.

The stunning prequel to Alice Hoffman's bestselling and most beloved novel ever, Practical Magic, taking us into the lives of Jet and Frances Owens.

The stunning conclusion to the beloved Practical Magic series

A cloth bag containing ten paperback copies of the title and a discussion folder.

Focusing on the lesser-known aspects of Anne Frank's life, this novel by bestselling author Alice Hoffman delves into her experiences and the world around her before she entered hiding. It offers a poignant exploration of her character and the complexities of her youth, shedding light on the moments that shaped her remarkable spirit and resilience during a tumultuous time in history.

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.

A young woman must redefine herself after a tragic road accident in a powerful story of love, family and fate.