Blue Diary

By Alice Hoffman

By Alice Hoffman

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Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman
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    About Blue Diary

    Alice Hoffman, the bestselling author of The Rules of Magic, asks how we can find the courage to face the unthinkable in this compelling New York Times Notable Book.

    When Ethan Ford fails to show up for work on a brilliant summer morning, none of his neighbors would guess that for more than thirteen years, he has been running from his past. His true nature has been locked away, as hidden as his real identity. But sometimes locks spring open, and the devastating truths of Ethan Ford’s history shatter the small-town peace of Monroe, affecting family and friends alike.

    Now, the police are at the door. Ethan Ford’s life as an irreproachable family man and heroic volunteer fireman has come to an end—and Jorie Ford’s life is coming apart. Some of the residents of Monroe are rallying behind Ethan. But others, including his wife and son, and wondering what remains true when so much is shown to be false—and how capable we really are of change.

    About Blue Diary

    Alice Hoffman, the bestselling author of The Rules of Magic, asks how we can find the courage to face the unthinkable in this compelling New York Times Notable Book.

    When Ethan Ford fails to show up for work on a brilliant summer morning, none of his neighbors would guess that for more than thirteen years, he has been running from his past. His true nature has been locked away, as hidden as his real identity. But sometimes locks spring open, and the devastating truths of Ethan Ford’s history shatter the small-town peace of Monroe, affecting family and friends alike.

    Now, the police are at the door. Ethan Ford’s life as an irreproachable family man and heroic volunteer fireman has come to an end—and Jorie Ford’s life is coming apart. Some of the residents of Monroe are rallying behind Ethan. But others, including his wife and son, and wondering what remains true when so much is shown to be false—and how capable we really are of change.

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    Praise

    Praise for Blue Diary

    “Hoffman ably sends her theme of loss and deception reverberating across several well-made subplots…fast-moving.”—The New York Times Book Review

    “[Hoffman’s] observations of the natural world are conveyed with gorgeous clarity and the supporting characters are roundly drawn…[Blue Diary] investigates the themes of devotion, betrayal, guilt, and forgiveness in trenchantly effective ways.”—Publishers Weekly

    “A page-turner…hard to put down…even harder to forget.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    “As suspenseful as it is lyrical and provocative.”—Booklist

    About Alice Hoffman

    Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The World That We Knew, The Rules of Magic, Practical Magic, The Marriage of Opposites, The Red Garden, the Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, and The Dovekeepers…. More about Alice Hoffman

    About Alice Hoffman

    Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The World That We Knew, The Rules of Magic, Practical Magic, The Marriage of Opposites, The Red Garden, the Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, and The Dovekeepers…. More about Alice Hoffman

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Berkley
    Aug 06, 2002 | 304 Pages | 5-1/8 x 8 | ISBN 9780425184943

    Ebook
    Published by Berkley
    Aug 06, 2002 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9781440672774

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