Alice Hoffman's most magical novel to date
Three generations of extraordinary women are driven to unite in crisis and discover the rewards of reconciliation and love.
Women of the Sparrow family have unusual gifts. Elinor can detect falsehood. Her daughter, Jenny, can see people's dreams when they sleep. Granddaughter Stella has a mental window on the future—a future that she might not want to see.
In The Probable Future this vivid and intriguing cast of characters confronts a haunting past—and a very current murder—against the evocative backdrop of small-town New England. By turns chilling and enchanting, The Probable Future chronicles the Sparrows's legacy as young Stella struggles to cope with her disturbing clairvoyance. Her potential to ruin or redeem becomes unbearable when one of her premonitions puts her father in jail, wrongly accused of homicide. Yet this ordeal also leads Stella to the grandmother she was forbidden to meet and to a historic family home full of talismans from her ancestors.
Poignant, arresting, unsettling, The Probable Future showcases the lavish literary gifts that have made Alice Hoffman one of America's most treasured writers.
Three generations of extraordinary women are driven to unite in crisis and discover the rewards of reconciliation and love.
Women of the Sparrow family have unusual gifts. Elinor can detect falsehood. Her daughter, Jenny, can see people's dreams when they sleep. Granddaughter Stella has a mental window on the future—a future that she might not want to see.
In The Probable Future this vivid and intriguing cast of characters confronts a haunting past—and a very current murder—against the evocative backdrop of small-town New England. By turns chilling and enchanting, The Probable Future chronicles the Sparrows's legacy as young Stella struggles to cope with her disturbing clairvoyance. Her potential to ruin or redeem becomes unbearable when one of her premonitions puts her father in jail, wrongly accused of homicide. Yet this ordeal also leads Stella to the grandmother she was forbidden to meet and to a historic family home full of talismans from her ancestors.
Poignant, arresting, unsettling, The Probable Future showcases the lavish literary gifts that have made Alice Hoffman one of America's most treasured writers.
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Hardback Editions
March 2004 : Hardback
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 1-84395-217-3 / 9781843952176 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 0-375-43216-7 / 978-0-375-43216-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 0-385-50760-7 / 978-0-385-50760-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 0-09-945386-X / 978-0-09-945386-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 0-09-947035-7 / 978-0-09-947035-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Probable Future (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 0-345-45591-6 / 978-0-345-45591-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 0-7011-7512-5 / 978-0-7011-7512-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Chatto and Windus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Probable Future. Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 0-345-47071-0 / 978-0-345-47071-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
June 2004 : MP3 CD
| Title: Probable Future, The Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 1-59335-209-3 / 9781593352097 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2004 : MP3 CD
| Title: Probable Future, The Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 1-59335-616-1 / 9781593356163 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 1-59086-045-4 / 9781590860458 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Paperback Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
June 2003 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 1-59086-038-1 / 9781590860380 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
June 2003 : Audio CD
| Title: Probable Future, The (Brilliance Audio on Compact Disc) (Brilliance Audio on Compact Disc) Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 1-59086-040-3 / 9781590860403 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
April 2003 : Audio CD
| Title: Probable Future, The (Cd) Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 1-59086-269-4 / 9781590862698 (USA edition) Publisher: BRILLIANCE AUDIO Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
April 2003 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 1-59086-044-6 / 9781590860441 (USA edition) Publisher: BRILLIANCE AUDIO Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
April 2003 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Probable Future, The Author(s): Alice Hoffman ISBN: 1-59086-039-X / 9781590860397 (USA edition) Publisher: BRILLIANCE AUDIO Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
June 2004 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Probable Future Author(s): Alice Hoffman Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
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