Blue Diary

Name: Blue Diary
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Alice Hoffman
ISBN: 9781543610888

Author: Alice Hoffman

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Unabridged: 9 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 05/16/2017

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Sagas

Synopsis

Alice Hoffman, the bestselling author of The Rules of Magic, asks how we can find the courage to face the unthinkable in this compelling New York Times Notable Book.When Ethan Ford fails to show up for work on a brilliant summer morning, none of his neighbors would guess that for more than thirteen years, he has been running from his past. His true nature has been locked away, as hidden as his real identity. But sometimes locks spring open, and the devastating truths of Ethan Ford’s history shatter the small-town peace of Monroe, affecting family and friends alike.Now, the police are at the door. Ethan Ford’s life as an irreproachable family man and heroic volunteer fireman has come to an end—and Jorie Ford’s life is coming apart. Some of the residents of Monroe are rallying behind Ethan. But others, including his wife and son, are wondering what remains true when so much is shown to be false—and how capable we really are of change.

About Alice Hoffman

Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of nearly twenty acclaimed novels beloved by teens and adults, including Aquamarine and Practical Magic, both made into major motion pictures, as well as The Foretelling, Green Angel, The Ice Queen, and Here on Earth (an Oprah Book Club selection). She has also written the highly praised story collections Local Girls and Blackbird House. The author lives outside of Boston.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on October 31, 2021

Ethan Ford - a handyman, kids' baseball coach, and volunteer fireman - is a town hero. After 13 years of marriage he's still deeply in love with his wife Jorie..... .....and a good dad to his son Collie. Then one morning Ethan is arrested for the rape and murder of a young girl fifteen years ago. Jorie......more

Goodreads review by Angela on June 26, 2011

I didn't finish this book. Ms Hoffman failed to make me care enough about the characters, with the possible exception of Kat, to want to continue past page 116. Yes, I gave it a few extra pages beyond my 100-page limit because I wanted to like this book. Alice Hoffman is an author highly recommended......more

Goodreads review by Sue on May 04, 2008

Can someone commit a terrible crime and then completely change themselves for the better? If that person has changed and now lives an exemplary life, are they still responsible for that crime even though they are no longer the same person? This is the question posed in Blue Diary. Ethan Ford is THE......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on March 16, 2021

But guys... wait, just one second.. (warning: major spoilers) There are a ton of reviews that center around the "morality" of sending a "changed" man to prison. These, in my opinion, are infuriating to read because Ethan Ford is NOT a changed man, and im pretty damn sure Hoffman doesn't think he is e......more

Goodreads review by Emily on November 10, 2012

Alice Hoffman’s books can be kind of depressing, but you almost don’t mind because they’re so beautifully written. The first chapter describes the idyllic perfection of the life Ethan and Jorie Ford lead along with their son Collie. Everything is wonderful, Ethan is a perfect, gorgeous, hardworking......more