Alice Hoffman is such a beautiful writer. Since I was a kid her books have always moved me to tears just from how magical and meaningful her stories are. This was a beautiful story about love between a mother and her child (an accidental theme for me this month it seems). I've never read a story quite like this and I think it worked so well. It was really an amazing concept, and the story all around was bittersweet in the best way. I am curious to read The Scarlett letter now