A good read and surprising, it had me still trying to puzzling out clues until the end. This is a good first book by this author and I can tell she will get better and better. If not for the carpel tunnel which makes me lose feeling in my fingers I would try lace making.

I do not read inspirational, life changing, spiritual or uplifting books. They bore me silly. I liked this book because it is a story that is not always shoving the above down your throat. It even takes you awhile before you realize that it is a book about hope and not giving in. So for me to still be reading it after page 100 is an accomplishment and I even re-checked it out because I had not finished the book by the time our book club met. Maeve Binchy books are not ones I would go out and buy or look for on library shelves but I am glad I read this book. The only negative thing I heard was there were to many characters being introduced at a moment's notice. And to many to keep track of.