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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes an incandescent story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope, and the meaning of home.

In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest - nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past.

Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation. To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alice’s past - although doing so requires help from Julia’s estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alice’s life test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice - and for herself.

“One of [Kristin Hannah’s] most compelling and riveting novels.” - Booklist

Reviewer: Kathy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Magic Hour is truly magical.
Review: Kristin Hannah hit another home run with this book. Her writing is superb and her character development is amazing. I loved the story and everyone in it.

Reviewer: Ashley Schounard
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Magic Hour is MAGICAL.
Review: This is one of those that I KNOW I’ll reread. My face is wet from crying, this story was incredible.Kristin Hannah is one of the best writers. She has a way of creating a beautiful story out of a tough situation. I loved every second of this book and want to know what happens 5… 10 years from now.I know this book will sit with me for a long time and absolutely love the bond between Julie and Alice. I know it’s still fresh but I can’t help but cry just thinking of those two. This story was one of my favorites.Listened to on AudiobookBookClub pick

Reviewer: Karen
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Book Club Read
Review: I read this before attending a book club.It was interesting. I found it hard to believe.There was an abundance of super handsome men who had been hurt and were looking for love. The women were all beautiful and in need of this kind of hero.It all ends happily ever after.

Reviewer: Donald D. Latkovic
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Magic Hour
Review: This story was one of the most beautiful, gripping, and emotional stories I have ever read. It’s one of those books you just can’t put down. Fantastic!

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Book
Review: Such a good story I couldn't put the book down. Highly recommend this book, very well written and the best book I have read in a long time.

Reviewer: DCM
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: lOVED THIS BOOK
Review: Great story, lots of emotional swells and lows, and tears… of love, loss, and new starts. I wish there was a sequel.

Reviewer: Stephanie
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good, too tied up in ribbons at the end
Review: Well written sentence by sentence. Good command of the English language and almost a good story. It was too pat, too predictable. Some of the behaviors of the characters did not ring true. Spoiler alert. Alice's father would not have taken her home after watching the tapes. Nor we he have stayed out of her life after that. Given what we were led to believe about his feelings for the child, he would have arranged visitation. That would not have hurt Alice at all if he never took her home. Next, Ellie was way to dense about Cal. Lastly, I did not like the epilogue, the quick perfect moments for EVERYONE. Too sugary. We could have left the story with them still working it out. I loved all of the scenes with Alice. I liked that they learned her story. I loved her teaching/ therapy.

Reviewer: R. W. Nilsson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: What an incredible story!
Review: So Moving in the strongest sense. Had me in tears 😭. I loved the intensity of the story and the twists and turns. Kristin has a remarkable talent.Thank you.

Reviewer: Renata Borrows
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The characters were well developed and relatable. However i think the second half of the book slows down a bit and some stories stopped developing. I am not a big fan of the ending. It felt a bit rushed but overall it was entertaining.

Reviewer: Marie
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This is a wonderful book. Hannah is a fantastic storyteller and creates rich characters. This was a real page-turner, although, my personal favorite is still "The Four Winds".

Reviewer: jan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is the first book I've read by Kristin Hannah and it will not be last. After reading some of the reviews I must admit that I was in two minds whether to purchase this book. I'm glad I did. The book drew me in immediately and emerged me into the lives of Julia, Ellie & Alice. The story holds you to its conclusion & never wavers as some books do. Highly recommended.

Reviewer: Auswanderin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es ist mein drittes Buch von Kristin Hannah und ich war wieder begeistert... Die Geschichte reißt einen mit, man möchte das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen. Spannend und tiefsinnig und ein bisschen Liebe auch 🙂 Die Charaktere sind sympathisch, die Story fesselnd... Bei diesem Buch kann man nichts falsch machen!

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Unusual story, human characters and life situations. Kept me very engaged.