Michele D. (Bookshelf-browser) reviewed on 8/18/2009 + 9 more book reviews

I enjoyed the many layers of this novel. It layers two stories; one of a female travel writer, who steps away from her career in order to write a book based on a divorce judgement for an Irish lord in the mid-1800's against his wife who was caught in infidelity with a servant. The writer returns to her native Ireland from England in order to research facts for her novel, and at the same time she tries to deal with her own emotional issues having grown up in a poor Irish family. Much of the writer's style is very good, and some is rather disappointing. Overall, the book is worth a read, and I would be open to reading more from this author.

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