The Invisible Hour

by Alice Hoffman

Hoffman skillfully weaves a gripping narrative in the current era (a young woman being drawn into a cult with a charismatic leader) with Nathaniel Hawthorne’s real life. With themes of female autonomy, it feels of another time, yet unfortunately quite current too. Another prevalent theme depicted in her imaginative story is the life-transforming magic of reading. This is quintessential Hoffman!

Julie A., R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison