“THE INVISIBLE HOUR,” BY ALICE HOFFMAN

I don’t know what I find more amazing about Ms. Hoffman: 1) How very prolific a writer she is or 2) her brilliance as a writer? She is the Graham Greene of today.

“The Invisible Hour,” her latest novel, is a tribute to the written word and the beauty of books and reading. Her tribute actually brought me to tears it is so powerful.

She uses a fictionalized version of Nathaniel Hawthorne, who in the book, has a relationship with the present day MIA, the main character, who goes back in time to meet her favorite author and the man who wrote “The Scarlet Letter.” The book that changed her life, and helped her escape the closed-off Community (sect) she was raised in and find true freedom.

This is such a wonderful and beautiful book. You think I wouldn’t be surprised after reading so many of her books but she never fails to amaze me.