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Illumination Night
by Alice Hoffman

Illumination Night
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Author: Alice Hoffman
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-02-05
ISBN: 0425183262
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Berkley Trade

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Book Review: A Book that Illuminates the Heart and Mind
Summary: 5 Stars

This is one of the most beautiful and haunting novels that I've ever read. Hoffman's words flow out with so little perceived effort, almost carelessly rendering our most minor and most deep-seated fears, hopes and dreams in so mystical yet so pragmatic a manner. She combines mysticism, psychological insight and magical realism so that the three get immersed as one. What occurs is a poetic structure of intensity in the simple and benigh aspects of human existence. The ordinary becomes bizarre, what is on the surface appears freakish and things that we are terror-ridden by are actually commonplace. What is obscured becomes highly visible.

The novel is about a couple who live on Cape Cod. The husband, Andre, refurbishes antique Norton and Ducati motorcycles. His wife, Vonny, is an agoraphobic, bound to their home by an invisible 'force field'. Their son Simon is mysteriously short and unable to grow. The story is also about a teenager, Judy, with uncontrollable desires that can be destructive to Andre and Vonny; a giant named Eddy who keeps his distance from humanity until he meets Jody; and Jody's grandmother who jumps from her porch, mistakenly thinking she can fly.

The novel examines families, relationships and bonds. It has a beauty and haunting quality that is like a tragic song. It was a gift to me to have read this wonderful book. Like in Fortune's Daughter, the beauty of Alice Hoffman's writing overwhelms.

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