This was acutally a book club selection. I was irritated with this choice, at first. When I read the synopsis of the book, I thought I had it all figured out. It was so obvious, after all. Then, I started reading. The writers craft was so beautiful it was almost lyrical. The descriptions were moving, like painting a picture with words. The descriptions reminded me of the descriptions of the Manderly estate in Rebecca, by Dauphne du Maurier (if you haven't read Rebecca, it's a MUST!).
Even though the plot seemed obvious, the story reels you in. I find myself caring about the characters, especially Robert, almost in spite of myself. In the end, this book managed to surprise me, several times in fact and I found myself pleasantly surprised. It's a little slow, at first, but if you give it a few chapters to develop, the story is well worth it!
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