“Trouble is the thing that will sell you to yourself.”

— Alice Hoffman

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About Alice Hoffman

Author • American

Alice Hoffman is a distinguished American novelist and young adult and children's writer, born on March 16, 1952, in New York City. She is best known for her works of magic realism, which often blend elements of...

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