After hearing many positive things about Vinegar Hill via Oprah and other reviews I decided to purchase the book. I completed the book yesterday and I can't help but feel a sense disappointment at being left without an adequate ending.I have not read any previous works by this author and I don't feel I'll read anymore. Vinegar Hill was very well written, the author has a wonderful 'story' telling ability, the language used was perfectly crafted and the character development was wonderful. Ms Ansay has a definite gift for writing but I was disappointed with the ending. I felt the author conjured a great visualisation of the characters but the ending seemed hasty and lacked closure.All in all a wonderful character portrayl, the author draws you in to really feel the characters pain, the story line is poignant but tragic, I feel Ms Ansay could have done more with the ending.