Alice Hoffman was born in New York in 1952. She has written over 20 acclaimed and best-selling novels for adults and children, published in more than twenty languages Alice's work received the limelight glow from Hollywood when her book Practical Magic was made into a film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. Alice is married with two sons and lives just outside Boston, USA. To relax, Alice walks, reads, spends time with her three dogs and, best of all, she loves going to the beach to look for mermaids...