Alice Hoffman, the bestselling author of such beloved novels as Practical Magic and Seventh Heaven, has written a powerful story of love that shows why she has been called a "born storyteller" (Entertainment Weekly).
When Teresa was a little girl, she dreamed of dark-eyed, fearless heroes on white horses who would sweep her away. But now, as the grown-up Teresa negotiates life and love, she begins to understand that fairy tales don't always come true.
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“A stunning mix of folk myth and starved contemporary lives—as Hoffman again displays a unique ability to dignify a certain brand of obsession (Billy the Kid in a Camero—made believable) and to dramatize the awakening of a slumbering consciousness.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“As powerful as anything I’ve read in a long, long time.”
— Tim O’Brien, New York Times bestselling author of The Things They Carried“Mysterious and believable.”
— New York Times“Haunting…Alice Hoffman is a daring and able writer.”
— New Yorker“Hoffman captures—with jeweled precision and dazzling intensity rare outside of poetry—the beauty of the physical world.”
— Newsday (Long Island, NY)“Hoffman writes beautifully.”
— Houston (TX) Chronicle“Hoffman’s writing has never been so lyrical.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer“White Horses will reverberate in reader’s imaginations for a long time.”
— San Francisco Chronicle“Sexually charged…almost hypnotic.”
— Publishers Weekly“Memorable…striking in its emotional implications.”
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Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the Practical Magic series and the Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth, among others. Eight of her novels have made the New York Times bestsellers list.