The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman ~ Review

From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a heartfelt short story about family, independence, and finding your place in the world.

Isabel Gibson has all but perfected the art of forgetting. She’s a New Yorker now, with nothing left to tie her to Brinkley’s Island, Maine. Her parents are gone, the family bookstore is all but bankrupt, and her sister, Sophie, will probably never speak to her again.

But when a mysterious letter arrives in her mailbox, Isabel feels herself drawn to the past. After years of fighting for her independence, she dreads the thought of going back to the island. What she finds there may forever alter her path—and change everything she thought she knew about her family, her home, and herself.

Genre: Fiction, Short Stories, Books About Books, Fantasy, Audiobook, Novella, Family, Magical Realism, Romance

36 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2022

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Oohhhh, this short story, by the author of Practical Magic, was so lovely, I wish it were longer!! How an author can make you fall in love with characters in only 36 pages is… well, magical! It is a beautiful tale of love, loss, heartache, and finding one’s self. Also, there’s a bookstore, which is always a win for me!

Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The World That We Knew; The Marriage of Opposites; The Red Garden; The Museum of Extraordinary Things; The Dovekeepers; Here on Earth, an Oprah’s Book Club selection; and the Practical Magic series, including Practical
Magic; Magic Lessons; The Rules of Magic, a selection of Reese’s Book Club; and The Book of Magic. She lives near Boston.