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Magic Hour (2006)

por Kristin Hannah

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Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML: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 Forestnearly 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 Alices pastalthough doing so requires help from Julias estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alices life test the limits of Julias faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Aliceand for herself.
 
One of [Kristin Hannahs] most compelling and riveting novels.Booklist.… (más)
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I loved this book for its characters and the story of a feral girl, six years old. The scenes between Julia and the child were riveting and very touching. The little girl had spent time with wolves and learned their way of seeing the world through the scent mostly. She had not developed language. The most intriguing part of the story for me was not the plot but the understanding and the research of language acquisition.

At what point is it too late to learn a language? Children can learn at least three languages simultaneously but it is more difficult for adults to learn a second language. What situations make it easier to learn the language? My son was a teenager when he started to learn Chinese or Mandarin. It was difficult for him until he took a Chinese course in college and lived in Beijing. He is still living there and is more fluent in Chinese than English. My husband moved from Taiwan to the United States as a young adult, but his Chinese is still better than his English. He still struggles with it. With tenses, pronouns, and pronunciation, it is all difficult for him. I took my first Chinese class in my late thirties, and I struggled with it even though Chinese often makes more sense to me than English. What Kristen Hannah wrote about language progression in a child made me have more questions. What happens in our brains that makes it easier to learn when we are younger? Are there ways that language could be taught to adults that would make it easier? All this makes me want to read more research on language acquisition.

Back to the book, at the beginning, Julia, an expert in child psychiatry, was publicly blamed for not predicting and preventing a tragedy. It was easy for me to empathize with her. I was trained in counseling and I know there are times when you cannot predict what a person will do. I enjoyed the love story between Julia and Max. The main obstacle was trust, and a desire to commit. I loved the side characters too.

I really enjoyed her book. ( )
  Carolee888 | Feb 25, 2024 |
Dr, Julia Cates is a psychiatrist who was sued for not disclosing violent tendencies in a teenage patient who killed 4 others. Although she was absolved of any legal responsibility, the press made sure that she could not continue practicing psychiatry, due to lack of patients. When her sister Ellie Barton, Chief of Police, asks her to come to treat a young feral child who appeared in Rain Valley, Washington, on the edge of a large rain forest, she agrees. Julia, a bookish child, and Ellie, a beautiful and outgoing child, never did quite see eye-to-eye. They agree to work together to unravel the mystery of Alice, the feral child, who the state children's welfare agency is seeking to place in a residential facility in order to study her. ( )
  baughga | Jan 3, 2024 |
A Psychiatrist who was accused of causing a girls death is hired to help a girl who has lived in the woods for a long time. Great author and excellent read. ( )
  pgabj | Jun 1, 2023 |
After an unfortunate "scandal" with one of her patients, child psychiatrist Julia Cates flees her California practice and returns to her hometown in Washington state to escape the media and her feelings of failure. Shortly after she arrives, a young girl emerges from the nearby forest, accompanied by a wolf pup, refusing (or unable) to speak and obviously having undergone some type of trauma. Julia's sister Ellie, chief of police in their small town, initiates a search for the girl's family. In the meantime, Julia, with her psychology background, takes in the girl, fosters her, and attempts to discover her history.

I feel kind of like a broken record when I write a review for one of Kristin Hannah's books, and I know this is somewhat of an unpopular opinion. I like the actual stories -- the plots are good, if not a bit too predictable. But I continue to have trouble with her writing. Along with the predictability factor, her writing just doesn't seem polished. It's too cliche, too trite, too banal. Often times it's overly dramatic, and I think in this case, the audiobook reader didn't help things in that respect. Knowing that I've been critical of her writing before, I tried to go into this one with an open mind, but I still found myself rolling my eyes frequently. So why do I keep coming back? Because I do like the stories. And I want to keep hoping that she'll get better. ( )
  indygo88 | Jan 29, 2023 |
Dr Julia Cates is a psychiatrist whose career is ruined. She returns to her small town when her sister asks for her help with a child who appeared from the woods. This “wolf child”has suffered unbelievable trauma which we learn about through the child, Alice, and as Julie starts helping here.The premise of this story is intriguing and do us the novel itself. I would have enjoyed even more of the psychiatry behind a child who has never lived in civilized society . I also would have enjoyed the quest for her parents to have been a larger part of this novel , however, “Magic Hour” is a good story. ( )
  Smits | Feb 21, 2022 |
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"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was truthful.  --The Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams
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This one is for my son, Tucker. It seems like only a few years ago I could hold you in my arms. Now we're touring colleges and talking about your future. I am so proud of the boy you were and the man you are becoming. Soon you will be leaving your dad and me to find your own way in the world. Know that whatever you do, wherever you go, we will always love you.
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Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML: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 Forestnearly 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 Alices pastalthough doing so requires help from Julias estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alices life test the limits of Julias faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Aliceand for herself.
 
One of [Kristin Hannahs] most compelling and riveting novels.Booklist.

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