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A bestseller that takes readers on a journey to New York of the Belle Epoque, where Peter Lake attempts to rob a Manhattan mansion only to find the daughter of the house at home. Thus begins the love between the middle-aged Irishman and Beverly Penn, a young girl who is dying. "This novel...is a gifted writer's love affair with the language" (Newsday).
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THERE was a white horse, on a quiet winter morning when snow covered the streets gently and was not deep, and the sky was swept with vibrant stars, except in the east, where dawn was beginning in a light blue flood. Read the first page
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THERE was a white horse, on a quiet winter morning when snow covered the streets gently and was not deep, and the sky was swept with vibrant stars, except in the east, where dawn was beginning in a light blue flood. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of the best books I have ever read. I keep going back to it and every time I read it I find more. The description of the people and places are breath taking. One of the best parts, the discription of Beverly at night on the roof looking at the stars,going to the lakes and the sleigh ride, climbing the ice wall, all fantastic. But then I love every part of this book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of the most unforgetable books I have ever read. The characters are totally unique and I found myself loving them for thier lack of perfection, the story is magical immerses you in a world you will never want to leave behind. Never before have I ever felt anything for an American city like I felt for New York in this book.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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If you plan to be shipwrecked on a deserted island, bring a toothbrush and this book. It's that good, and probably just that necessary. I've read 'Winter's Tale' like 6 times, and it keeps showing me new stuff. I'm not even clear on what it all means, really, but I don't think that matters. Helprin -- try to prove me wrong -- puts something gorgeous and profound and soul-pleasing in every single paragraph, if not every sentence. There's a glowing, resonant, orchestral familiarity in each romance, each caper, each heartbreak in this book; this is escapism of the rare sort that makes you believe that YOU CAN. And it's got a flying horse in it.
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Timeless enchantment!
I discovered this book through a song, the hauntingly beautiful "Beverly Penn" by The Waterboys (recently reissued as a piano demo for In A Special Place: The Piano Demos For This... Read more
Published 14 hours ago by Dolphin
Fabulous book
This is simply a wonderful book, a fairy story for adults.
I first bought this book back in the 80's without knowing anything about it. Read more
I first bought this book back in the 80's without knowing anything about it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by T. S. Dorr
Winter's Tale ; The best book never to win a prize?
Brilliant example of the wordsmith's art. Helprin captivates from start to finish.
A mixture of the absurd, the sublime and the piquant all presented in a package of language,... Read more
A mixture of the absurd, the sublime and the piquant all presented in a package of language,... Read more
Published 11 months ago by disgusted of dagenham
As if language was designed for such as this...
Magical!
Mark Helprin simply takes a story where stories were always supposed to go but very few - though they may set out in the right direction - ever arrive.
Mark Helprin simply takes a story where stories were always supposed to go but very few - though they may set out in the right direction - ever arrive.
Published 12 months ago by M. J. Creen
magical
I read this book , possibly 18 or so years ago, when my late husband and I rented a cottage in Yorkshire. Read more
Published 18 months ago by barbara
Be prepared for a long hard slog...
A very disappointing recommendation led me to this novel. The characters were one dimensional, and had few redeeming qualities to endear them to the reader. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by Eclectic_Virgo
overblown pastiche
This book doesn't just know what it wants to be. Fantasy? Philosophy? Mystery? Romance? So many styles copied (badly), a plot that goes nowhere, countless unnecessary diversions... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by J. Brook
It's not a fantasy
When I first read this book over 20 years ago, New York really was a fantasy. Ticket prices were almost twice my monthly salary and I never dreamed of getting there in a million... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by CV Hartas
Mystical Nonsense
I read Winter's Tale as part of a book group, and I have to say that we were all very disappointed by it. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2007 by sparklyberet
onirism at your doorstep
Thank you other reviewers for agreeing with my first-impressions feelings: yes M Helprin makes me think G G Marquez too, and yes I also loved the way he transforms NYC into an... Read more
Published on 10 July 2002 by Bookivore
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