Alice Hoffman



Alice Hoffman

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born
March 16, 1952

gender
female

place of birth
New York, New York, The United States

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genre
Literature & Fiction


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Alice Hoffman was born in New York City on March 16, 1952 and grew up on Long Island. After graduating from high school in 1969, she attended Adelphi University, from which she received a BA, and then received a Mirrellees Fellowship to the Stanford University Creative Writing Center, which she attended in 1973 and 74, receiving an MA in creative writing. She currently lives in Boston and New York.

Hoffman’s first novel, PROPERTY OF, was written at the age of twenty-one, while she was studying at Stanford, and published shortly thereafter by Farrar Straus and Giroux. She credits her mentor, professor and writer Albert J. Guerard, and his wife, the writer Maclin Bocock Guerard, for helping her to publish her first short story in...more




avg rating: 3.57 | 2213 reviews | 18077 ratings | 41 distinct works
Practical Magic Practical Magic (Paperback)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.75 — 2695 ratings — published 2003
19 editions
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Here on Earth Here on Earth (Oprah's Book Club)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.41 — 2956 ratings — published 1997
25 editions
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The Ice Queen: A Novel The Ice Queen: A Novel (Paperback)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.43 — 1941 ratings — published 2006
15 editions
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The Probable Future The Probable Future (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.72 — 1328 ratings — published 2004
19 editions
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The River King The River King (Paperback)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.61 — 1193 ratings — published 2001
20 editions
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Blackbird House: A Novel Blackbird House: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.71 — 1005 ratings — published 2005
10 editions
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Turtle Moon Turtle Moon (Paperback)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.64 — 881 ratings — published 2002
15 editions
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Skylight Confessions: A Novel Skylight Confessions: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.48 — 1030 ratings — published 2007
10 editions
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Blue Diary Blue Diary (Paperback)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.41 — 943 ratings — published 2001
22 editions
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The Third Angel: A Novel The Third Angel: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Alice Hoffman
avg rating 3.43 — 1304 ratings — published 2008
3 editions
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"Books may well be the only true magic. "
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"Sometimes the right thing feels all wrong until it is over and done with."
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"It doesn't matter what people tell you. It doesn't matter what they might say. Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction."
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