[] Alice Hoffman is the author of fifteen novels: Blue Diary (), The River King (), Local Girls (), Here On Earth (), Practical Magic (). Illumination Night. Last Updated on May 6, , by eNotes Editorial. Word Count: Vonny, the young wife, tries to shelter her tiny son from the outside world. To her lasting misfortune, she. ILLUMINATION NIGHT By Alice Hoffman. pp. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. $ AT the beginning of ''Illumination Night,'' set on Martha's Vineyard, Vonny, a woman in her 20's, takes Simon, her 3-year-old, to an annual celebration called the Grand Illumination. ''At last a lantern is brought down to the stage in the Tabernacle.
With her signature "vivid, convincing characters [and] uncommon insight," (People) Alice Hoffman in Illumination Night follows the lives of an old woman whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's desires-and a high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, and who will bring everyone together in a web of. Alice Hoffman. Publisher. Open Road Media. Release. 23 September Share. Subjects Fiction Literature. Search for a digital library with this title. Illumination Night is a sparkling and heartbreaking narrative that explores marriage, friendship, youth, yearning, disillusionment. Illumination Night Alice Hoffman, Penguin Group USA pp. ISBN Summary Beginning on the night of the Grand Illumination, a festival of lanterns held each summer on Martha's Vineyard, this novel is a modern chronicle of a marriage and a bittersweet exploration of an extraordinary passion.
Alice Hoffman Booklist Alice Hoffman Message Board Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Illumination Night Illumination Night focuses on six main characters: a couple (Vonny and Andre) who is facing marital problems, their son (Simon) who has trouble growing, their elderly next door neighbor (Mrs. Renney), her granddaughter (Jody), and a giant (Eddie). Praise for Illumination Night “Daringly mixing comedy with tragedy [Hoffman] has created a narrative that somehow makes myth out of the sticky complexities of contemporary marriage Her characters are branded onto one’s memory.”—The New York Times Book Review “Vivid, convincing characters uncommon insight.”—People. Illumination Night (Hardcover) Published December 31st by Sound Library. Large Print, Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English.
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