The Probable Future (44 page)
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Authors: Alice Hoffman
Tags: #Fiction, #Magical Realism, #Sagas, #Literary, #General
A
LICE
H
OFFMAN
is the author of fifteen acclaimed novels, including
Practical Magic
,
Here on Earth
,
The River King
, and
Blue Diary
. She has also written five books for children. She lives with her family near Boston.
The splendid new book
from the bestselling author of
The Probable Future
In one remarkable old seaside home,
fortune never shuts a door without
throwing open a window
A
nyone who has paced through an old house and wondered what its walls have witnessed will be completely enthralled by
Blackbird House.
Using her remarkable storytelling gifts, Alice Hoffman takes you back in time and into the eventful lives of several families who by living at Blackbird House have shared much more than an address.
DOUBLEDAY
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Also available in a Random House Large Print Edition
The Probable Future
is a work of fiction. Names, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
A Ballantine Book
Published by The Random House Publishing Group
Copyright © 2003 by Alice Hoffman Reader’s Guide copyright © 2004 by Alice Hoffman and The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
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Library of Congress Control Number is available from the publisher upon request.
eISBN: 978-0-345-47840-5
v3.0
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - The Vision
Chapter 2 - The Oracle
Chapter 3 - The Gift
Chapter 4 - The Cure
Chapter 5 - The Charm
Chapter 6 - The Knot