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" So Much Pretty is a fearless first novel," announced The New York Times Book Review , "for all the passion in this intense narrative, Hoffman writes with a restraint that makes poetry of pain." Set in a rural community steeped in silence and denial, So Much Pretty explores... Read Full Overview

'A man can only take so much pretty walking back and forth in front of him.'

The Pipers are a family built on optimism. Claire and Gene moved with their precocious, beguiling daughter Alice to Haeden, New York for a fresh start. In doing so, they unwittingly re-write the story of her life. Wendy White has strong roots in Haeden, a late-blooming young... Read Full Overview

The Pipers are a family built on optimism. Claire and Gene moved with their precocious, beguiling daughter Alice to Haeden, New York for a fresh start. In doing so, they unwittingly re-write the story of her life. Wendy White has strong roots in Haeden, a late-blooming young... Read Full Overview