He stepped off the pavement like a man jumping off a bridge, as calm as a swimmer with an ocean out below. Lucy had known what he was going to do the instant their eyes met. She'd know what he intended because she would have done the very same thing if she'd had his courage. Nothing was going to break his fall.

Career
Hoffman's first job was at Doubleday which later publiAlice Hoffmand two of her novels. Alice Hoffman (born March 16 1952) is an American novelist and young-adult and children's writer best known for her 1996 novel Practical Magic which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name. She graduated from Adelphi University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Alice Hoffman (born March 16 1952) is an American novelist and young-adult and children's writer best known for her 1996 novel Practical Magic which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name.