I was recommended this book by a friend. It was a leisurely read...all summer into fall. I seldom read fiction and it was a chore to finish this novel by Kim Edwards. Although the basic plot was interesting, the characters were shallow and too much description of nothing in particular dragged down the momentum of this novel. And there was something missing in the dialogue of the characters....they were flat instead of round, and this was a disappointment for me. I did begin to wonder how this book made it to the top. Sometimes the top is a flop I guess.