Product Description
“Alice Hoffman is my favorite writer.”
–Jodi Picoult

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.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 45 reviews)

A Magically Delicious Read!

I always get excited when I find that a new Alice Hoffman novel is out and this one is as good or better than her very best books. The day I discovered her writing was like Christmas and my birthday all rolled into one. I love her mix of nature/fantasy/myth/magic. When people ask me my favorite authors, she's always on top of the list and I say rather wistfully, "I honestly wish I'd never read even one of her books yet so I could discover her all over again!"

I like the way she told this beautiful bittersweet story in three different time periods through the eyes of the three main characters in the story. The story of the heron made me cry more than once, as did the story of the third angel. Her magnificent, magical stories just get better and better and always take me outside myself --- the way a great book should.

I highly recommend this book to all Alice Hoffman fans. She doesn't disappoint!!!

November 15, 2008

Lovely

I read this book in one sitting. Sweet story that interweaves the lives of four women. It's about losing and finding hope, losing and finding love, and of course, death. I love the way Ms Hoffman writes so simply, but it's NEVER simple things she writes about.
October 25, 2008

Not the best of Alice, not the worse

I was not aware the book was going to have three separate stories. It was difficult for me to transition as I wanted more development in the first one. I enjoyed the second story the most. But I did not finish the last novella. I just lost interest. It is quite disappointing as Alice Hoffman had been one of my favorite writers. I think it was just on too many unsavory characters. By the time I got to the last book, I felt as if they all got what they deserved...heartbreak. I really did not see anyone as the
"third angel". It was a shame, as the book seemed to hold so much promise.
October 14, 2008

Wistful and sad

I've given this book 4 stars for the beauty of the prose but must confess that I prefer, these days, to read books which uplift me and make me feel happy, rather than near perfect works which leave me feeling sad and hollow inside. There are three stories which interconnect through their characters and run backwards from 1999 to the 50's. The main theme is unrequited love and it all left me feeling miserable and empty. As good as this book undoubtedly is, I felt like reaching for the anti depressants after it ended.
October 12, 2008

Wow Excellent Book

This is the first book I have ever read by Alice Hoffman and it will not be the last. I am on my way to my local library today. I LOVED this book.
I actually cried while reading through parts of the stories. She has so
much emotion in her writing.This book is a MUST read.

October 01, 2008

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