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 fiance. 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.
Hoffman is the bestselling author of eighteen acclaimed novels, including The Ice Queen, Practical Magic, Here on Earth, The River King, and many others. She is also the author of the highly praised story collections Local Girls and Blackbird House. She lives outside Boston.