{"product_id":"the-invisible-hour-9781982175382","title":"The Invisible Hour","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe latest \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from beloved author Alice Hoffman celebrates the enduring magic of books and is a \"wonderful story of love and growth\" (Stephen King).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the power of words saves her. \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e was written almost two hundred years earlier, but it seems to tell the story of Mia's mother, Ivy, and their life inside the Community--an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts where contact with the outside world is forbidden. But how could this be? How could Nathaniel Hawthorne have so perfectly captured the pain and loss that Mia carries inside her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a journey of heartbreak, love, and time, Mia must abandon the rules she was raised with at the Community. As she does, she realizes that reading can transport you to other worlds or bring them to you, and that readers and writers affect one another in mysterious ways. She learns that time is more fluid than she can imagine, and that love is stronger than any chains that bind you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a girl Mia fell in love with a book. Now as a young woman she falls in love with a brilliant writer as she makes her way back in time. But what if Nathaniel Hawthorne never wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e? And what if Mia Jacob never found it on the day she planned to die? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \"the reigning queen of magical realism\" (Kristin Hannah, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author), this is the story of one woman's dream. For a little while it came true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoffman, Alice:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagic Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World That We Knew\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Magic \u003c\/i\u003e(a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick), the Oprah's Book Club Selection \u003ci\u003eHere on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Extraordinary Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Opposites\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFaithful\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives near Boston.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577568596242,"sku":"9781982175382","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8951e0a3-f881-4f3f-987e-ab1b9ab0d313.jpg?v=1748707078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-invisible-hour-9781982175382","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}