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Alice Hoffman
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Description
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...
Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she's abandoned...
23) Green witch
Author
Series
Green Angel volume 2
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In this powerful, lovely sequel to "Green Angel," Green must learn the stories of a number of "witches" and free her true soul mate from a prison as she grapples with life, love, and loss in a post-disaster world.
A year after her world was nearly destroyed, sixteen-year-old Green has become the one villagers turn to for aid, especially to record their stories, but Green will need the help of other women who, like herself, are believed to be witches...
24) Indigo
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
When her mother dies, Martha is so unhappy living in the dried-up town of Oak Grove, that she convinces two unusual brothers who long to return to the ocean to run away with her.
25) Faerie Knitting
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
The magic of storytelling and the magic of knitting are woven together in fourteen original patterns inspired by each story. Featuring fourteen original fairy tales, this 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 inspired by the bravery and self-reliance of the tale's heroine and brought to life through an imaginative and bespoke knit pattern.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
Hoffman weaves a spellbinding tale of four extraordinary, bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in desperate days. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets--about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and who they love.
28) Local girls
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alice Hoffman evokes the world of Gretel Samuelson navigates through loyalty and loss with the help of an unforgettable trio of women: her best friend, Jill, her romance-addled cousin Margot, and her mother, Franny. Told in alternating voices, these funny yet touching stories are a reminder of the ties of blood, and the power of friendship.
33) The foretelling
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Growing up the daughter of an Amazon queen who shuns her, Rain rebels against the ways of her tribe through her sister-like relationship with Io and her feelings for a boy from a tribe of wanderers.
34) Aquamarine
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
A love-struck mermaid named Aquamarine supplies adventure and insights to two twelve-year-old girls, life-long friends who are spending their last summer together before one of them moves away.
39) Practical magic
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
The wry, comic romantic tale follows the Owens sisters as they struggle to use their hereditary gift for practical magic to overcome the obstacles in discovering true love.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating, moving autobiography, Lois Lowry explores her rich history through personal photographs, memories, and recollections of her childhood. Lowry's writing often transports readers into other worlds. Now, we have the rare opportunity to travel into a real world that is her own--her life. This new edition features a refreshed design, an introduction by New York Times best-selling author Alice Hoffman, and original material from Lois...