The power of literature offers a mother and daughter a chance to live in Alice Hoffman's enchanting tale of survival, "The Invisible Hour." As a young mother, Ivy Jacobs ran away from home and found safety with a commune that took her in and helped raise her precious daughter, Mia. As Mia grows up, she grows more and more aware of the commune's tyrannical ways and manipulative tactics and fears that she will never be able to leave. Her discovery of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" rescues her, whisking her into a different world when hers becomes too overwhelming to face. Gaining strength from Hawthorne's words, Mia begins to find hope that there is another way of life — if she can only find the courage to fight for it.
Release date: Aug. 15