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ISBN: 0425183262

ISBN13: 9780425183267

Illumination Night

By Alice Hoffman

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Book Overview

A modern chronicle of a marriage and a bittersweet exploration of an extraordinary passion from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic . Beginning on the night of the Grand Illumination, a festival of lanterns held each summer on Martha's Vineyard, Illumination Night follows the lives of a young blond giant who is as beautiful as he is frightening; an old woman at the end of her life whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's unrealized desires -- and the high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, who steals husbands and cars, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption. Both riveting and reflective, this is a story of "parenthood and friendship, self-protection and generosity, dream and disillusionment" ( Newsday ) that brings to light the talent that has made Alice Hoffman an acclaimed bestselling author. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0425183262

ISBN13:9780425183267

Release Date:February 2002

Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.54 lbs.

Dimensions:8.0" x 0.7" x 5.1"

Related Subjects

Coming Of Age Community Dynamics Family And Relationships Forgiveness And Redemption Love And Loss Overcoming Past Traumas Self-Discovery Contemporary Fiction Magical Realism Contemporary

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Rated 5 stars
AMAZING

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 5, 2008

This book starts off slow and I thought I wouldn't like it, but it becomes a thrilling book that you won't be able to put down! There are many different stories to follow and they develop over time. I would recommend this book to anyone! Alice Hoffman is great and another book by her Here on Earth is another great read!

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Rated 5 stars
Brilliantly vivid

By Thriftbooks.com User, July 3, 2000

This was the first book I ever read of Alice Hoffman, and I was completely amazed by her talent of writing such vivid and enchanting tales of ordinary people. Illumination night is a somewhat sad tale about destructive and longing love, that is destined to fail from the beginning. I could feel the pain that the young girl felt, knowing that the man she loved could never be hers. This is a story of passage, a young girl...

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Rated 5 stars
Excellent

By Thriftbooks.com User, June 13, 1999

I loved this book. Alice Hoffman has a wonderful talent, especially for a writer who can keep this type of POV throughout the entire novel without flaw. The characters were flexible and the little touches of "magic" here and there make it a very cozy, interesting book. Haunting, however? I don't think so...

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Rated 5 stars
It's a wonderful but dangerous world, how to react??

By Thriftbooks.com User, August 24, 1998

Illumination Night is a sadly sweet story of a slightly disfunctional young family coming to terms with their disappointments as well as their mortality. Simon, the slight four year old who only yearns to grow, is juxtaposed with his elderly neighbor who seems to be getting smaller and younger. His mom is becoming unnaturally fearful as the dangers of the world seem to increasingly threaten her family. Meanwhile the...

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