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Alice Hoffman is one of our most beloved writers. Here on Earth was an Oprah Book Club selection. Practical Magic and Aquamarine were both bestselling books and Hollywood movies. Her novels have received mention as notable books of the year by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, and People magazine, and her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in the New York Times, The Boston Globe Magazine, Kenyon Review, Redbook, Architectural Digest, Gourmet, and Self.

Now, in The Third Angel, Hoffman weaves a magical and stunningly original story that charts the lives of three women in love with the wrong men: Headstrong Madeleine Heller finds herself hopelessly attracted to her sister’s fiancé. Frieda Lewis, a doctor’s daughter and a runaway, becomes the muse of an ill-fated rock star. And beautiful Bryn Evans is set to marry an Englishman while secretly obsessed with her ex-husband. At the heart of the novel is Lucy Green, who blames herself for a tragic accident she witnessed at the age of twelve, and who spends four decades searching for the Third Angel–the angel on earth who will renew her faith.

Brilliantly evoking London’s King’s Road, Knightsbridge, and Kensington while moving effortlessly back in time, The Third Angel is a work of startling beauty about the unique, alchemical nature of love.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2170979 8 4030679 8 4 2008 The Third Angel total:1837|5:261|4:643|3:621|2:246|1:66| 1837 6298 2901 500 3502 3.58 33832 4387 22822152 85924 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1797 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 3 3 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 11:29:10 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 11:38:10 -0700 2008 At Risk), but this book disappointed me. It seemed sloppy. Her writing was grand(iose) but completely without subtlety, so it didn't pack as strong a punch.

Take this sentence: "Seeing him, Frieda felt h...more...]]> 24154907 875630 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 5 4 false Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 10:58:56 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 11:10:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20052108 778088 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 3 1 false Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 07:39:54 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 19:41:59 -0700 2008
He could tell she was listening.

"He's nothing fierce or terrible or filled with light. He's like us, sometimes we can't even tell him apart. ...more...]]> 20231667 1033278 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 2 2 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 12:13:09 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 12:49:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 29864442 1051878 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 3 2 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 12:22:40 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 16:04:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 45463281 1008236 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:56:31 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:56:31 -0800 2009 Some readers may dismiss Hoffman as a romance writer, but "so were Flaubert, Proust, the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen," responds the Baltimore Sun. Hoffman's graceful writing, beautifully drawn characters, and intricate plots raise her work far above typical romance fare. Critics laud he...

more...]]> 45359133 1119382 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 09:41:40 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 09:54:30 -0800 2009 The Third Angel is divided into three parts, essentially three separate stories, though the characters are connected and the action is centered around the mysterious happenings a room on the seventh floor of the Lion Park Hotel in London. I didn't care much for the first story, which is set in the...more...]]> 44341227 1955449 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 5 1 false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:09:16 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:09:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 38270159 238784 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 3 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 18:34:44 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 18:56:27 -0800 2008
But I didn't think The Third Angel was her best. (Publisher's Wee...more...]]> 63861396 1874870 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 5 0 false Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 17 09:38:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 09:38:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 62473490 1863069 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 3 0 false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 09:00:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 09:13:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 56815287 1545857 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 4 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 20:31:03 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 20:40:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 67561452 2051905 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 4 0 false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 20:34:28 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 11:24:36 -0700 2009
I thought that the layout of the book was interesting. Each of the three sections was broken up into different time periods within the lives of the main ...more...]]> 43866043 202716 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 17:14:53 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 15:41:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 63700154 216850 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 3 0 false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 05:50:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 19:13:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40291220 189647 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 4 0 false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 06:24:19 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 11:19:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 53268918 2237399 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 5 0 false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 19 16:38:27 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:39:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49153953 688398 2170979 0307393852 9780307393852 487 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210m/2170979.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792210s/2170979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2170979.The_Third_Angel 3.43 1837 Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High-powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé; she must now cope with the impending marriage, and with Paul's terminal illness -- which echoes the girls' mother's cancer during their childhood. Hoffman then shifts to heady 1966 London and to Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother, who falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle. Hoffman interweaves the three stories, gazing unerringly into forces that cause some people to self-destruct and others to find inner strength to last a lifetime. (Publishers Weekly)]]> 2008 5 0 false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 09:56:39 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 09:48:46 -0700 2009 twice so far
It's a sad book--lots of bad stuff happens. And it's a complex book.

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