How Alice Hoffman Turned a Cottage into a Writers' Retreat

The Writers' House: Turning a Cottage into a Creative Retreat

By Alice Hoffman

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Faced with the loss of her neighbor, novelist Alice Hoffman decides to honor his memory by turning his neglected cottage into an imagination-nourishing haven.

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