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I have been reading and thus not updating and so it is time to catch up. The reviews are short as I kept wanting to go back to the reading.  Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman  Paperback, 238 pages, Published March 29th 2005 by Ballantine Books For 200 years Blackbird House has stood and watched as people have passed through it's doors.  Each family has it's own tale to tell and you are moved through time. The first family that resides there suffers an awful tragedy at sea. As the waves overtake him a young boy releases his pet blackbird and the bird returns back to the house. Rather than being seen as a sign of hope the blackbird becomes the harbinger of bad news.  Each of the stories are short, compelling and have you wanting to know more about these families.  The linkages between families and time is deftly handled. You are seamlessly moved along and never wondering how did I get here. Hoffman has beautiful lyrical style and you are carried along with th