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Title: interesting take-off on an old classic
Review: Some people seem to be offended that Hoffman would dare use the plot of "Wuthering Heights" so blatantly for one of her novels, but I found it fascinating for just this very reason. What WOULD have happened if Heathcliff had gotten Cathy back? This "rewrite" of that wonderful classic into a modern setting and that unmistakeable Hoffman-like language is intriguing to say the least.That a happily married woman can once again become snarled into an old erotic relationship and can't get out is a highly-charged story all in itself. That her daughter, who seems on the fast track to becoming a slut, finds peace through a horse, balances the first lurid story out beautifully.For me the novel is a good study of how erotic attraction can blind a person, and just how worthwhile true friendship in a relationship is.Still my favorite Hoffman novel (that I've read) so far is "Turtle Moon."
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