Alice Hoffman

Alice Hoffman is at her magical best in a new novel about loss and healing.When her family is lost in a terrible disaster, 15-yr-old Green is haunted by loss and by the past. Struggling to survive physically and emotionally in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself, erasing the girl she'd once been as she inks...

Best-selling author Alice Hoffman's luminous tale of nostalgia and enchantment, for readers both young and old.Hailey and Claire are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. There in the depths is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart: a mermaid named Aquamarine who has left her six sisters to search for love on land. Now, as this...

A young wounded civil war solider is saved by a passionate neighbor, a woman meets a fiercely human historical character, a poet falls in love with a blind man, and a mysterious traveler comes to town in the year when summer never arrives. At the center of everyone's life is a mysterious garden where only red plants can grow, and where the truth can be found by those who dare to look.

Nora Silk doesn't really fit in on Hemlock Street, where every house looks the same. She's divorced. She wears a charm bracelet and high heels and red toreador pants. And the way she raises her kids is a scandal. But as time passes, the neighbors start having second thoughts about Nora. The women's apprehension evolves into admiration. The men's lust evolves into awe. The children are drawn to her in ways they can't explain. And everyone on this little...

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...

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. Featuring fourteen original fairy tales, Faerie Knitting is...