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The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman 2003 1st Edition 1st Printing HB DJ VGC!!
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Literary Period/Movement
- Post-Modernism
- Modified Item
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Cultural Region
- American Literature
- Series
- Standalone
- Type
- Novel
- Title
- The Probable Future
- Age Level
- Adults, Young Adults
- Era
- 21st Century
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, 1st Printing, Alice Hoffman, The Probable Future, Very Good Condition, Full Sized Hardcover, Not BCE, 2003 Release, "A.H." (Alice Hoffman) pressed on the books cover, Green Book Boards, Dark Green Book Binding Cover
- ISBN
- 9780385507608
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0385507607
ISBN-13
9780385507608
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2443301
Product Key Features
Book Title
Probable Future
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Occult & Supernatural, Family Life, General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.4 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-040960
Reviews
"A thrilling adventure of literary alchemy . . . A magical, mystical tour de force of pure entertainment." -The Seattle Times "Delicious . . . Hoffman is an unapologetic optimist, and optimism is in short supply these days. It feels like a vacation to curl up with [The Probable Future]." -The New York Times Book Review "Instantly alluring . . . A mysterious, modern-day fairy tale . . . Hoffman is an amazingly talented writer with a beautiful sense of sentence construction, an intriguing imagination, and the ability to create compelling, complex characters that readers care about." -Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Hoffman's ethereal tale of a family of women with supernatural gifts is a magical escape, grounded in the complex relationships between mothers and daughters." -Marie Claire "HOFFMAN KNOWS HOW TO PUT MAGIC INTO HER NOVELS, sometimes as an element of the plot; always in the quality of her writing." -The Hartford Courant "The Probable Future dazzles with its bristling examination of life's trying tests of the women of the Sparrow family. The electrifying result is an under-the-microscope look at love, friendship, and the ties that blind and bind." -The Seattle Times "[A] bewitching story of gifted women unlucky at love . . . Hoffman is now expert at sketching the New England landscape in the past and future, and the equally chilly psychological landscape of extraordinary women trapped in an ordinary word. . . . She shows a deft hand at tracing the movement from child to adult, showing an unusual ability to create sympathetic characters of all ages." -Richmond Times-Dispatch "Hoffman has perfected her very own entrancing style of magical realism and mystical romance anchored to the moody, history-laden Massachusetts countryside. . . . Hoffman's newest cast of characters is unfailingly magnetic, from her eye-rolling teenagers to her wryly in-love seniors to her suddenly aflame fortysomethings, and the story she tells is as lush as it is suspenseful, as rich in earthy and sensuous detail as it is sweet and hopeful." -Booklist "Hoffman is at her best, chronicling in meticulous and beautiful detail the ways the three Sparrow women are transformed . . . The characters are richly drawn, each idiosyncratically real and yet each just a bit of a sorceress." -Book magazine (four stars) "Full-bodied, wholly absorbing characters . . . Hoffman's storytelling is as spellbinding as ever." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Spellbinding . . . Of all the magical realists writing today, she may have the best sense of balance." -Portland Oregonian "Filled with vivid . . . characters and cinematic descriptions of New England landscapes, this book will be a hit." -Library Journal "[A] lyrical, magic-infused work . . . Another witches' brew of ethereal characters [and] lush settings." -Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Delicious . . . Like a piece of old-fashioned chocolate cake, Hoffman's novel feeds a craving." -The New York Times Book Review "Delicious . . . Hoffman is an unapologetic optimist, and optimism is in short supply these days. It feels like a vacation to curl up with this fairy tale suffused with the 'filmy green light' of spring, smelling of 'wild ginger and
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
Women of the Sparrow family have unusual gifts. Elinor can detect falsehood. Her daughter, Jenny, can see people's dreams when they sleep. Granddaughter Stella has a mental window to the future - a future that she might not want to see.In Alice Hoffman's latest tour de force, this vivid and intriguing cast of characters confronts a haunting past - and a very current murder - against the evocative backdrop of small-town New England. By turns chilling and enchanting, The Probable Future chronicles the Sparrows' legacy as young Stella struggles to cope with her disturbing clairvoyance. Her potential to ruin or redeem becomes unbearable when one of her premonitions puts her father in jail, wrongly accused of homicide. Yet this ordeal also leads Stella to the grandmother she was forbidden to meet, and to an historic family home full of talismans from her ancestors.
LC Classification Number
PS3558.O3447P75 2003
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- 5***i (78)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI place an order and then realized I already had the book. Order was cancelled quickly and total amount refunded. Have saved seller to check other items in future.
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- 0***0 (25)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe item was packaged with a lot of care which was very much appreciated