I am glad I didn't pay full price for this book. I am also glad it was short so I didn't have to suffer through more than 265 pages.The nameless first person narrative is not a literary device I enjoy. So that took away from the novel for me.Also, it was just DULL. Plus, I saw the ending come from a mile away. I did not sympathize with Edith at all and - spoiler here---I thought that for her to foist another man's child onto Charles was despicable. Charles was a sap and should have kicked her to the curb.