The invisible hour [sound recording] / Alice Hoffman.
Ivy Jacob's ever-disappointed mother and stern father react badly to news of her teen pregnancy, prompting her to run away from her tony Boston home for Western Massachusetts, where she's embraced by a group called The Community. There, she gives birth to her daughter, Mia, and marries the group's charismatic but controlling leader, Joel, when Mia is three months old. The Community's rules are draconian--members are branded with letters corresponding to their alleged crimes--and eventually the abuse weighs on Ivy's conscience. At 16, Mia secretly takes out books from a nearby library (education and reading are forbidden after members turn 15), and she tries to convince her mother to join her in an escape.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781797154794
- ISBN: 1797154796
- Physical Description: 7 audio discs (7 hours, 30 minutes) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Compact discs. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Jessie Mueller. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 > Fiction. Cults > Fiction. Books and reading > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Massachusetts > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Audiobooks. Time-travel fiction. Historical fiction. Fiction. Sound recordings. |
Available copies
- 18 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | CD FIC HOFFMAN (Text) | 36015000572392 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | HOFMAN, ALICE 7 CD (Text) | 2112502293474 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Madison Main Library | AUDB HOF 7-CD (Text) | 30229101371689 | Adult Audiobook Fiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Library | CD HOFFMAN (Text) | 48198000468617 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Reidsville Library | bot rotation 12 (Text) | 31554011350005 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Southside Branch | HOFFMAN, ALICE 7 CD (Text) | 2112502277748 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Spindale Public Library | CD Hof (Text) | 30134100382119 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | CDB F HOFFMAN (Text) | 33114017969205 | Adult Audiobook Fiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | CD F HOF (Text) | 25908008318128 | Adult Audiobook | Checked out | 05/12/2025 |
