Ballantine Reader's Circle Blackbird House, (Paperback)

from mmhubbell

Generally I have a problem with Alice Hoffman's books. I love the themes of magic and fairy tale symbolism in everyday life -- really love that aspect -- but in contrast with that magic, the writing seems flat, stiff, one dimensional. Perhaps Hoffman intends this contrast, but it does not work fo...

from hardlyhardy

Is it a novel or a book of short stories? Surprisingly, it isn't always easy to tell. Take Elizabeth Strout's “Olive Kitteridge,” for example, or “Mister Monkey” by Francine Prose. Both consist of stories that could stand alone, yet they have characters and a few other points of reference in comm...

from Rhinoa

A series of short stories by the wonderful Alice Hoffman all set in or around the same isolated house. It is originally build by a husband for his wife and two sones. They plan on starting a farm and a garden when he is lost at sea along with their two young children. The youngest son's pet black...

from moonshineandrosefire

Welcome to Blackbird House - a small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod, imbued with as much vitality as the people who live there. For the past two centuries, Blackbird House has stood as a testament to time and the passage of history; a place as bewitching and alive as the characters we meet...

from rainpebble

An absolute favorite of mine. I thought 'how strange' when I first started it but it might be one of my very favorites of hers and I am SUCH an Alice Hoffman fan. Anything I read of hers becomes my 'bible' while I am reading it. This is a book of short stories. Each story is about someone who liv...