If you are a fan of pulse pounding action on every page, this is probably not the book for you. But if you like strong characters, beautiful prose, and a heart-warming story, I would suggest this book for you. The language is gorgeous and poignant. Marni's voice is so well developed and so achingly beautiful that you want to continue on just to hear her words. I think we need books like this. Books that cause you to stop and enjoy a well turned phrase. Books that evoke a different time, when life was quiet and slow. Hahn's imagery is otherworldly. It is hard to believe that this is a first novel. Each sentence is near perfection. My only complaint was when Marni would use a double negative. I know that it was used to show that Marni did not speak as the lords and ladies did. It was jarring compared to the sophistication of her speech otherwise. Her sentences and insights were too well spoken to be cancelled out by a couple of double negatives.
In an age where we seek out strong heroines, this book adds another strong protagonist. Marni is no one's puppet, and I enjoyed the fact that she needed no man to make her complete. She negotiates relationships on her own terms. My favorite scene was when she (view spoiler). I chuckled heartily, but it demonstrates Marni's strength.
This book meanders, but it meanders from truth to truth. It doesn't simply wind along without purpose or framework. Some will be frustrated by the lack of action. It just simply isn't one of those books. I found it to be beautiful and evocative of many emotions.
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