false 52215 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 52215 11 4030680 1987 Illumination Night total:660|5:6|4:11|3:9|2:0|1:0| 660 2454 895 41 3502 3.58 33907 4396 37654791 753695 2726 0425183262 9780425183267 8 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161517096m/2726.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161517096s/2726.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2726.Illumination_Night 3.53 88 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 5 1 false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 13 15:09:13 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 27 10:57:21 -0700 2009
so. much. better.

anyhow, it takes place on the vineyard, which was excellent, becuase i could picture everything in my brain. also, her imagery a...more...]]> 41330975 1007952 2726 0425183262 9780425183267 8 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161517096m/2726.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161517096s/2726.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2726.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 15:20:28 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 23:01:13 -0800 2009 about but certainly plays a significant part in the plot. Yes, thank you universe for reminding me to leave the house without invitation. I get it.

This is a heavily metaphoric book, I think, so I...more...]]> 32218846 1410892 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.73 547 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 4 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Sep 06 20:20:54 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 20:22:17 -0700 2008 77095645 215964 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 4 0 false Sun Nov 08 08:26:31 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 08:29:14 -0800 2009
I really loved this book for the lyrical language, the intensity of the relationships and the unpredictable (yet SO right) twists and turns of the pl...more...]]> 9215629 193580 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 4 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 18:27:45 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 19:28:47 -0800 2007 more...]]> 81070355 317383 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 5 0 false Tue Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 15 06:12:30 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 15 06:14:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 32382937 1083080 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 3 0 false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 08 16:58:20 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 22 11:44:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42696857 872942 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 3 0 false Sun Jan 11 12:37:25 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 12:38:43 -0800 2009 54173712 1026739 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 3 0 false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 16:37:50 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 16:39:39 -0700 2009 80058553 966215 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 0 0 false Sun Dec 06 06:53:11 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 06:54:33 -0800 2009 62559385 1365961 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 1 0 false Tue Jul 07 19:02:01 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 19:02:01 -0700 2009 21404297 346163 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 5 0 false Thu May 01 11:22:47 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 11:33:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 80671422 966215 1292078 0449215946 9780449215944 2 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182543806m/1292078.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182543806s/1292078.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1292078.Illumination_Night 4.08 13 THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Set on Martha's Vineyard, here is a stunning novel that brings that beautiful island to vivid life--a novel that weaves together the lives of a little boy, an elderly woman, a blond giant, a young couple, and a teenaged girl...lives of intense erotic longing, of quiet understanding, of willful determination. It is a novel of magic and mystery, and a literary event that confirms Alice Hoffman as one of our finest and most compelling writers. ]]> 1987 4 0 false Thu Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 11:12:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 11:12:52 -0800 2009 46255620 2025000 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 5 0 false Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Fri Feb 13 12:53:31 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 12:54:12 -0800 2009 44394726 1957374 1292078 0449215946 9780449215944 2 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182543806m/1292078.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182543806s/1292078.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1292078.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Set on Martha's Vineyard, here is a stunning novel that brings that beautiful island to vivid life--a novel that weaves together the lives of a little boy, an elderly woman, a blond giant, a young couple, and a teenaged girl...lives of intense erotic longing, of quiet understanding, of willful determination. It is a novel of magic and mystery, and a literary event that confirms Alice Hoffman as one of our finest and most compelling writers. ]]> 1987 4 0 false Mon Jan 26 09:00:37 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 09:00:47 -0800 2009 64089531 395316 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 4 0 false Sun Jul 19 09:29:56 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 09:30:48 -0700 2009 11750943 640151 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 19:27:47 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 19:32:16 -0800 2008
In many ways, Illumination Night is like a fairytale: giants and temptations and true love float through the pages. But...more...]]> 72472381 1989728 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 3 0 false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 12:43:19 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 12:44:47 -0700 2009 69317522 1013782 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 3 0 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 06:50:29 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 06:51:27 -0700 2009 64208359 572709 52215 0099429187 9780099429180 31 <![CDATA[Illumination Night]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453m/52215.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385453s/52215.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52215.Illumination_Night 3.72 660 People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.

"[A] bright constellation of characters...draws the reader into the dusky, dreamy world of Alice Hoffman." (St. Petersburg Times)

"Alice Hoffman hits bull's eyes on the incomprehensions between the young and the old, on the magic and pain of ordinary life. She is erotic and romantic...funny...clever and humane." (The Times, London)

"Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things." (Amy Tan)

"One of the best writers we have today-insightful, funny, intelligent, with a distinctive voice." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

"A major novelist." (Newsweek)]]> 1987 3 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 07:19:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 07:21:05 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=52215