Synopses & Reviews
The matriarch of a Long Island clan with a stubbornly suicidal son and a defiant, restless granddaughter, Esther has hired a Russian landscaper to watch over the family as well as the grounds of their secluded waterfront estate. But he has been watching Esther, too. And his love for her is growing wild enough to uproot them all.
The author of Here on Earth and The River King presents a "stunning and hypnotic" novel that "interweaves past and present with piercing images and unfailing energy" (Publishers Weekly).
Review
"A triumph." —
Los Angeles Times
"Absolutely magical...one of the best books I have ever read." —Chicago Sun-Times
"A superb novel." —John Irving
Synopsis
The matriarch of a Long Island clan with a stubbornly suicidal son and a defiant, restless granddaughter, Esther has hired a Russian landscaper to watch over the family as well as the grounds of their secluded waterfront estate. But he has been watching Esther, too. And his love for her is growing wild enough to uproot them all...
About the Author
Alice Hoffman is the author of fifteen novels:
Blue Diary (2001),
The River King (2000),
Local Girls (1999),
Here On Earth (1997),
Practical Magic (1995),
Second Nature (1994),
Turtle Moon (1992),
Seventh Heaven (1990),
At Risk (1988),
Illumination Night (1987),
Fortune’s Daughter (1985),
White Horses (1982),
Angel Landing (1980),
The Drowning Season (1979), and
Property Of (1977). She is also the author of three children’s books:
Aquamarine (2001),
Horsefly (2000), and
Fireflies (1997).
Born in New York City, and raised on Long Island, Hoffman graduated from Adelphi University and received an M.A. from Stanford University, where she was Mirrielees Fellow. She currently lives near Boston with her family and her dogs.