
The Invisible Hour
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Jessie Mueller
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By:
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Alice Hoffman
The latest New York Times best seller from beloved author Alice Hoffman celebrates the enduring magic of books and is a “wonderful story of love and growth” (Stephen King).
One June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the power of words saves her. The Scarlet Letter was written almost two hundred years earlier, but it seems to tell the story of Mia’s mother, Ivy, and their life inside the Community—an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts where contact with the outside world is forbidden. But how could this be? How could Nathaniel Hawthorne have so perfectly captured the pain and loss that Mia carries inside her?
Through a journey of heartbreak, love, and time, Mia must abandon the rules she was raised with at the Community. As she does, she realizes that reading can transport you to other worlds or bring them to you, and that readers and writers affect one another in mysterious ways. She learns that time is more fluid than she can imagine, and that love is stronger than any chains that bind you.
As a girl Mia fell in love with a book. Now as a young woman she falls in love with a brilliant writer as she makes her way back in time. But what if Nathaniel Hawthorne never wrote The Scarlet Letter? And what if Mia Jacob never found it on the day she planned to die?
From “the reigning queen of magical realism” (Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author), this is the story of one woman’s dream. For a little while it came true.
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Such a good read
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Loved it!
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Amazing-
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The best one yet of your stories.
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Good start…
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Beautiful
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I really wanted to like this book, but the ever-changing points of view, the overstated themes. and the long, unfocused descriptions made it for a frustrating rather than relaxing read. As for the narration, some of the characters' voices were done quite well, but I found the main character's voice grating.
Beautiful beginning but then....
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Captivating
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If I could go back in time, I never would have started this one.
5 stars for the initial storyline
1 star for the sneak-attack, actual storyline
-15 stars for the Dr. Frankenstein-esque stitching of the two storylines together
Well-written cult tale turns to N.Hawthorne fanfic
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the similarity between the commune where Mia was raised and the Puritan community
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