Tag: Alice Hoffman

The World That We Knew, a review

by Nancy Schoellkopf, posted in Book Reviews, Books, Current Events, Magical Realism, Musings

Alice Hoffman’s “The World That We Knew” is an achingly beautiful fairy tale about the Holocaust.  Her novel emphasizes the plight of children separated from their parents:  Jewish children and the offspring of Resistance Fighters hiding with false ID’s in convent schools; others roaming by themselves or in small groups in the forest, foraging for … Continue reading The World That We Knew, a review

Summer Reading: a few cryptic reviews (no spoilers!)

by Nancy Schoellkopf, posted in Book Reviews, Literature, Magical Realism, Musings, Summer

Every summer I go in search of a book I can fall in love with.  A book that will capture my imagination with poetic language, fascinating characters, and a compelling story.  A book I can’t put down. As the weather warmed, and I became too lazy to get off the couch, the first book I … Continue reading Summer Reading: a few cryptic reviews (no spoilers!)