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A stunning new novel about three generations of a family haunted by love from the bestselling author of Practical Magic and Here on Earth. Arlyn Singer believes in destiny and in love. But fate seems to be playing a trick on the night when John Moody knocks on her door to ask for... read more
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Characters/People edit
- John Moody: Arlyn's husband
- Arlyn "Arlie" Singer: The novel's protagonist, John Moody's wife and mother to Sam and Blance
- Meredith "Mary" Weiss: a young woman who becomes a nanny for Sam and Blanca
- Will: Sam and Amy's son
- Amy: Sam's lover
- Daniel Finch: A young physicist and graduate student who is interested in the science behind the soul. He is in love with Meredith.
- Steven Snow: George's older brother and business parnter
- Lisa: daughter of John Moody and Cynthia
- George Snow: A window cleaner
- Diana Moody: John Moody's mother.
- Cynthia Gallagher: Arlyn's friend, later John Moody's wife.
- Blanca Moody: Daughter of Arlyn Singer and George Snow
- Sam Moody: Son of Arlyn and John Moody
Quotes edit
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“... that the deepest attachment of all was not to a person or a situation, but to a time.”
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“People are haunted because they want to be.”
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“Real love, after all, was worth the price you paid, however briefly it might last.”
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“People kill themselves because of what's inside them, not because of other people.”
Daniel
Setting & Locations edit
Contempoary Connecticut
- The Glass Slipper: The Moodys' home.
- 708 Pennyroyal Lane: George Snow's residence
- New Haven, Connecticut: John Moody isattending Yale University at the beginning of the novel.
First Sentence edit
She was his first wife, but at the moment when he first saw her she was a seventeen-year-old girl named Arlyn Singer who stood out on the front porch on an evening that seemed suspended in time.
Table of Contents edit
Part One: Ghost Wife
Part Two: A House Made of Stars
Part Three: The Red Map
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alice Hoffman (Author)
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Page Count: 264
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- Dewey: 813.54
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