Marcia C. reviewed on 3/12/2023 + 627 more book reviews

Disappointing. For most of the book, this is a very gentle story about a group of friends in a small town in Australia, in which not much seems to be at stake - though there are a couple of tragedies in the background.

Near the end of the book all the minor mysteries get wrapped up in surprising ways, but that doesn't redeem the book's slow pace and immersion in ordinary life.

Not much exotic Australian flavor in this novel for an American reader who loved some of Harper's earlier works for that quality.

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