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The Ice Queen : A Novel
by Alice Hoffman

Published: 2005-04-04
Hardcover : 224 pages
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From the bestselling author of Practical Magic, a miraculous, enthralling tale of a woman who is struck by lightning, and finds her frozen heart is suddenly burning.

Be careful what you wish for. A small town librarian lives a quiet life without much excitement. One day, she mutters an ...

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From the bestselling author of Practical Magic, a miraculous, enthralling tale of a woman who is struck by lightning, and finds her frozen heart is suddenly burning.

Be careful what you wish for. A small town librarian lives a quiet life without much excitement. One day, she mutters an idle wish and, while standing in her house, is struck by lightning. But instead of ending her life, this cataclysmic event sparks it into a new beginning.

She goes in search of Lazarus Jones, a fellow survivor who was struck dead, then simply got up and walked away. Perhaps this stranger who has seen death face to face can teach her to live without fear. When she finds him, he is her opposite, a burning man whose breath can boil water and whose touch scorches. As an obsessive love affair begins between them, both are forced to hide their most dangerous secrets--what turned one to ice and the other to fire.

A magical story of passion, loss, and renewal, The Ice Queen is Alice Hoffman at her electrifying best.

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CHAPTER
ONE



Snow



I

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. I KNOW that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they’re spoken and you can never take them back. They bruise and bake and come back to haunt you. I’ve made far too many wishes in my lifetime, the first when I was eight years old. Not the sort of wish for ice cream or a party dress or long blond hair; no. The other sort, the kind that rattles your bones, then sits in the back ... view entire excerpt...

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  "Be careful what you wish for..."by Brandy C. (see profile) 04/28/07

This book is a very quick read but a very good read. It doesn't go into much plot detail and it sums up pretty quick, but don't let that fool you.

 
  "Entertaining subject intertwining a lightning strike study with instilled childhood fears"by Judy M. (see profile) 06/06/06

Our opinions were mixed and everywhere on the spectrum about this book. One loved it, another found it an aggravating read because of repeated history, another felt the author could have put... (read more)

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