Reviews for Fortune's daughter

The average rating for Fortune's daughter based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-02-11 00:00:00 Steve Cristofaro I have long been an Alice Hoffman fan, but with such a prolific catalog from which to choose, I had always read primarily from her more recent work. I started with Practical Magic, then bounced to Blue Diary, which was the most recent at the time, and just kept reading. Fortune's Daughter, on the other hand, one of Hoffman's earlier works, lacks the pizazz of her more recent novels. The magic of everyday life is lost in the more traditional female characters of the early 80s. You want to shake one of the main characters and tell her to get her life in order, and wonder why a man has dictated so much of her youth. The other protagonist just needs to be dropped into therapy. However, this book is not a total washout. As ever, Hoffman's prose is for the most part, a delight. Her devotion to location, description of climate and flora, as well as simple, everyday fancy does neatly embroider a mostly mediocre novel. For those just beginning to read Hoffman, I'd start with something a bit more polished, such as The Probable Future, The Blackbird House, or, my favorite, Practical Magic.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-12-01 00:00:00 Robin Peace I’ve just finished another wonderful Alice Hoffman novel. This version of Fortune’s Daughter was an audiobook by Blackstone Audio, narrated by Carrington McDuffie. 2 women, Rae, a young unwed pregnant woman whose boyfriend seems to have less than a full deck, meets Lila, a fortune teller who is older and married. Their lives become intertwined when Rae asked Lila to tell her fortune. The story weaves between present and past of each in a way only Alice Hoffman can tell it. I can always count on a wonderful read by Hoffman and my expectations are always met. Characters come to life on the page and the story builds with insight and intrigue at the same time to keep the reader’s attention and wanting more. After finishing this novel, I feel as though I have been on a journey knowing Rae and Lila as friends, and I’m better off to have met them.