Skylight Confessions
Author: Alice Hoffman
On the night that Arlyn Singer’s father dies, she is certain her destiny will find her. Some hours later, a young man shows up at her door. Lost in a strange town, John is an architectural student, serious, reserved. And, he has no inkling that the tall girl whom he has asked for directions will haunt him for the rest of his life…..Read More
19 Books Similar to Skylight Confessions
Blackbird House
From the great May storm in 1778 when John Hadley and his sons slip the British blockade off the coast of Massachusetts only to disappear at sea, the lives of… Continue Reading Posted in: Farms, Fiction, Home Ownership
Falsely Accused
From the courtrooms to the mean city streets, the bestselling author of Corruption of Blood delivers his most powerful novel yet. Butch Karp's first case after leaving the Manhattan's D.A.'s… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Illumination Night
Vonny lives on the island of Martha's Vineyard with her husband Andre and son Simon. Their neighbour Elizabeth, a woman in her seventies, falls from an upstairs window and her… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Grandmothers, Literary Fiction (Kindle Store), Teenagers, Women's Fiction (Kindle Store)
Self-Defence
Dr. Alex Delaware doesn’t see many private patients anymore, but the young woman called Lucy is an exception. So is her dream. Lucy Lowell is referred to Alex by Los… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Mystery
The Most Wanted
Arley Mowbray is a drop-dead gorgeous 14-year-old, who, with her long, muscular frame and mature, collected manner could easily pass for 18. And pass she does. On a dare from… Continue Reading Posted in: Domestic Fiction, Outlaws, Women Lawyers
A Piece of Justice
The late, great mathematician Gideon Summerfield ought to be a safe subject for a biography, so why has it been so difficult to get the book written?,,Imogen's lodger Fran is… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Mystery
Chill Factor
Cleary, North Carolina, is a sleepy mountain town—the kind of place where criminal activity is usually limited to parking violations. Not so, lately. Four women have disappeared from Cleary over… Continue Reading Posted in: Serial Killer Thrillers, Serial Killers
Turtle Moon
When Keith Rosen runs away from his Florida home—inexplicably taking along a motherless baby—his mother is perplexed, terrified, and ultimately takes off on her own journey to find him. The… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Runaway Teenagers
The Probable Future
When the women in the Sparrow family reach thirteen, they develop a unique ability. In young Stella's case, the gift, which is both a blessing and a curse, is the… Continue Reading Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction, Magical Realism
Local Girls
Told from Gretel Samuelson's sly and knowing perspective, Local Girls charts her progress as she navigates from childhood to the brink of womanhood, picking her way though the tragedies and… Continue Reading Posted in: Manners And Customs, Short Stories, Spanish Fiction, Women
The Ice Queen
A solitary New Jersey librarian whose favorite book is a guide to suicide methods is struck by lightning in Alice Hoffman's superb novel, The Ice Queen. Orphaned at the age… Continue Reading Posted in: American Fiction, Love Stories, Women Librarians
The Story Sisters
The Story Sisters charts the lives of three sisters–Elv, Claire, and Meg. Each has a fate she must meet alone: one on a country road, one in the streets of… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary American Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Sisters, Women's Divorce Fiction
The Third Angel
In The Third Angel, Hoffman weaves a magical and stunningly original story that charts the lives of three women in love with the wrong men: Headstrong Madeleine Heller finds herself… Continue Reading Posted in: Angels, Fiction, Spirits
At Risk
Another Patricia Cornwell appears, and it's a pretty safe bet that At Risk will storm its way to the top of the best-selling charts. Cornwell has been at the top… Continue Reading Posted in: Criminal Investigation, Detective And Mystery Stories, Fiction, Medical Fiction (Books), Medical Thrillers (Books)
The Marriage of Opposites
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Dovekeepers and The Museum of Extraordinary Things: a forbidden love story set on the tropical island of St. Thomas about the… Continue Reading Posted in: Charlotte Amalie (United States Virgin Islands), Scandals, Social Conditions
The Rules of Magic
Find your magicFor the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man.Hundreds of years later, in… Continue Reading Posted in: Genre Fiction, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Occult Fiction
The Red Garden
The Red Garden introduces us to the luminous and haunting world of Blackwell, Massachusetts, capturing the unexpected turns in its history and in our own lives. In exquisite prose, Hoffman… Continue Reading Posted in: African American Historical Fiction, Afroamerikanische Historische Romane, City And Town Life, Massachusetts
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.