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    The Probable Future
    The Probable Future
    The Probable Future
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Probable Future

    Written by Alice Hoffman

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

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    About this audiobook

    Women of the Sparrow family have unusual gifts. Elinor can detect falsehood. Her daughter, Jenny, can see people's dreams when they sleep. Granddaughter Stella has a mental window to the future—a future that she might not want to see.

    In Alice Hoffman's latest tour de force, this vivid and intriguing cast of characters confronts a haunting past—and a very current murder—against the evocative backdrop of small-town New England. By turns chilling and enchanting, The Probable Future chronicles the Sparrows' legacy as young Stella struggles to cope with her disturbing clairvoyance. Her potential to ruin or redeem becomes unbearable when one of her premonitions puts her father in jail, wrongly accused of homicide. Yet this ordeal also leads Stella to the grandmother she was forbidden to meet, and to an historic family home full of talismans from her ancestors.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMay 16, 2017
    ISBN9781543613339
    The Probable Future
    Author

    Alice Hoffman

    Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Book of Magic, Magic Lessons, The World That We Knew, Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic (a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick), the Oprah’s Book Club Selection Here on Earth, The Red Garden, The Dovekeepers, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, The Marriage of Opposites, and Faithful. She lives near Boston.

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    • 5/5
      I loved this book from beginning to end. The importance of family, friendship, love, and trust. This is my third book with Alice Hoffman. I loved both the Practical Magic and Rules of Magic.

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    • 5/5
      This was an earthy, magical novel. The characters were sympathetic and rich. The moral core was accessible without being forced. I loved the way our relationship with nature was part of the enchantment. Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      This was a great read for a quiet day. The story is intriguing It follows a path of family history along a unique path where themes appear and reappear over time. The characters are believable as the develop over time. The author’s descriptions of the various locations are so vivid I was almost there.
    • 5/5
      Great audio book! Really liked the reader.
      A well paced and sweetly poignant story with enough intrigue to keep you listening and involved with the characters.
      A story of the Sparrow family-current and past.
      Every daughter born to the Sparrow family gains a unique ability on their 13th birthday. Enter three generations of women- Stella , Jenny (Stella’s mother), and Eleanor (Jenny’s mother). A classic tale of mothers & daughters, hardship & grace- set in the town of Unity, Massachusetts.
      Beautifully told by Hoffman, this story spans the generations of these unique women and immerses you in their lives.
      A thoroughly enjoyed and heartwarming read-I hope for more stories of this family!
      Alice Hoffman is a sure bet for an excellent read.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful! I highly recommend this book.not only for wpmen, mich ng.
    • 5/5
      This is the first book I’ve read by Alice Hoffman, but it won’t be the last. I loved the characters and her descriptions were delightful.
    • 5/5
      Fantasy, nature, magic, romance—this book has it all. I was enthralled from start to finish.
    • 3/5
      I liked how it explores the mother-daughter relationships in different generations.
      Has some magic, love and mystery.