I couldn't wait to read Sue Kidd's follow-up to my beloved Secret Life of Bees, and couldn't imagine it being anything less than another great story. I was so very wrong! The characters in this book are one-dimensional, boring, tedious, and absolutely unbelievable- with the exception of the long-suffering husband, Hugh. The plotline is preposterous! Instantaneous love affairs involving (mostly) happily married women of twenty years and monks just don't ring true at all. Don't read this book unless you're prepared to roll your eyes every few pages!