3.5
The Invisible Hour
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The latest New York Times bestseller 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.
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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3.5
“The Invisible Hour is an easy read that pulls you in quickly and keeps your attention all the way through. The pacing felt perfect, not dragging, while still giving the story room to breathe.The main character was easy to connect with which made the emotional moments land even more. Overall, it’s a thoughtful, engaging read that doesn’t demand too much of you but still leaves an impression. Definitely worth picking up if you’re in the mood for something meaningful but not heavy.”
“𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚋𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝙸 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎. 𝙼𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍. 𝙵𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙼𝚒𝚊𝚜 𝚓𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚜 𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚊 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜.
𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚑 𝚔𝚒𝚜𝚜.
🪵📖🔮📝”
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