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The Probable Future

By Alice Hoffman

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| Paperback | 9780345455918

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The women of the Sparrow family have lived in New England for generations. Each is born in the month of March, and at the age of thirteen, each develops an unusual gift. Elinor can literally smell a lie. Her daughter, Jenny, can see people’s dreams as they’re dreaming them. GranddaughterContinue

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Alice Hoffman at her best

Well, to begin with, I love Alice Hoffman's style. It is just a pleasure to read her lyrical prose, her captivating stories. At the heart of this story is a young woman, Rebecca Sparrow, who is wrongly put to death in old Massachusetts for being a "witch." Thirteen generations later comes Stella Spa ... (continue)

Well, to begin with, I love Alice Hoffman's style. It is just a pleasure to read her lyrical prose, her captivating stories. At the heart of this story is a young woman, Rebecca Sparrow, who is wrongly put to death in old Massachusetts for being a "witch." Thirteen generations later comes Stella Sparrow, who, like the other Sparrow women, receives a variation of extra sensory perception on her 13th birthday. There's romance gone wrong, a little murder thrown in, and redemption. High class chick lit.

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