The Probable Future

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Summary: A RICHLY INTERPRETED READING
Review: Three women with magical gifts form the ladder on which Alice Hoffman hangs her latest mesmerizing tale. Voice performer Susan Ericksen brings a rich interpretation to the words of each as suspense mounts in a small New England town.

The Sparrow women's gifts or liabilities, as some might wish to see them, began many years ago when a young girl who was inured to all pain entered a tiny settlement. Elinor, the first of her descendants, can tell a liar from a mile away. Her daughter, Jenny, can actually see people's dreams as they sleep. And, the next in line, Stella, is able to look into the future.

"The Probable Future" is aptly named. What does the future hold for a trio so abundantly blessed or cursed?

- Gail Cooke