What an excellent read! My husband and I both enjoyed it; so you can’t write it off as a chick flick even if it does deal a bit with Victorian courtships. This is the second Connie Willis book I’ve read and I really enjoyed it. She throws in so many twists and surprises that the book stays fascinating up until the last moment. I wouldn’t mind listening to it a second time. Oh, that reminds me…I wasn’t actually “reading” it. I downloaded the audiobook. The narrator did an excellent job!

Also…if you’re well versed in 19th century British literature or Agatha Christie style crime novels this book will hold a special fascination for you in the fluency with which some of the characters quote their favourite authors!