Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman
Vonny lives on the island of Martha's Vineyard with her husband Andre and son Simon. Their neighbour Elizabeth, a woman in her seventies, falls from an upstairs window and her granddaughter Jody is summoned to nurse her through her convalescence. The scene is set for a magical story of love and loneliness, of terror and human frailty, of the mystery and grace of ordinary experience. Alice Hoffman's ability to fuse the domestic and the mythic in a narrative of such gentle yet magnetic force confirms her stature as one of the most gifted of American novelists.
Alice Hoffman hits bulls-eyes on the incomprehension between the young and the old, of the magic and pain of ordinary lifeShe is erotic and romantic, funny and clever and humane -- Philip Howard * The Times *
A beautiful book. Fresh and dauntless -- Toni Morrison
Compelling...Illumination Night is a novel of convincing psychological realism -- Marge Piercy
An authentic prose stylist of a high order * Boston Globe *
A shimmering, radiant tale * Publishers Weekly *
A beautiful book. Fresh and dauntless -- Toni Morrison
Compelling...Illumination Night is a novel of convincing psychological realism -- Marge Piercy
An authentic prose stylist of a high order * Boston Globe *
A shimmering, radiant tale * Publishers Weekly *
Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of many successful novels and screenplays, including Here on Earth (Oprah Book Club Choice in 1998), Turtle Moon, Practical Magic (made into a recent major film), Local Girls and The River King. She lives in Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099429180 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099429187 |
| Title | Illumination Night |
| Author | Alice Hoffman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2002-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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