Everything My Mother Taught Me

by Alice Hoffman

(2019)

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories

In this haunting short story of loyalty and betrayal, a young woman in the early 1900s Massachusetts discovers that in navigating her treacherous coming-of-age, she must find her voice first. A self-imposed mute, since her beloved father died, Adeline is wise though she speaks no words. She is little more than an encumbrance to her mother, Nora Ivie

For fatefully observant Adeline, growing up carries an ominous warning from her adulterous mother: don’t say a word. Adeline vows to never speak again. But that’s not her only secret. Her mother proves to be a problematic presence until Adeline decides to takes matters into her own hands.  After her mother takes a housekeeping job at a lighthouse off the tip of Cape Ann, a local woman vanishes. The key to the mystery lies with Adeline, the silent witness. New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic Alice Hoffman crafts a beautiful, heart-wrenching short story.

Alice Hoffman’s Everything My Mother Taught Me is part of Inheritance, a collection of five stories about secrets, unspoken desires, and dangerous revelations between loved ones. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single setting. By yourself, behind closed doors, or shared with someone you trust