This is a book club selection. I had an extremely hard time getting into it. I found the story to be rather slow moving and the writing very wordy. I thought I could wiz through a book, but in this case, it took me nearly 2 weeks to finish all 380 pages...Once I got into the last third, I was involved enough to want to finish it. I found the end to be rather anticlimactic. I understand there's a sequel, and while I'd like to know how the story ends, I'm not willing to attempt another DeMaurier novel any time soon. So, the story involves two main characters, who, shortly after meeting are married and travel to his home to live. I found "her" to be quite open and easy to understand (as well as paranoid and insecure). "he", on the other hand, was so vague and obscure, he was difficult to follow (and his moodiness rivaled a post-partum mommy). The secondary characters were shallow, but not unimportant. All over, this was not my favorite book. It was well-written, but too wordy for my taste. Also, I read to be entertained and this book was less than captivating.
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