{"product_id":"9781668027684","title":"The Invisible Hour","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the beloved \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Opposites\u003c\/i\u003e and the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery, and the enduring magic of books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne brilliant 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, and books are considered evil. But how could this be? How could Nathaniel Hawthorne have so perfectly captured the pain and loss that Mia carries inside her?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne wrote: “A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of one woman’s dream. For a little while it came true.","brand":"Alice Hoffman","offers":[{"title":"Atria Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-08-15","offer_id":44150889480447,"sku":"9781668027684","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9cb60958-968e-4db7-bd52-a3b34d27fa54.jpg?v=1700680593","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781668027684","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}