This book is slow, boring, and confusing The author\'s style is suspect to this reader. The reader is left hanging as the author changes character, times and location with little or no segue. I was left feeling empty. For so many descriptive words (overuse of the word \"sage\") I struggled to see the characters or the settings. Everyone that I have spoken to in our book club mirrors my sentiments. I would NOT recommend this to a friend or another book club. I feel like I wasted my money and my time.