always in love with books

I loved the shifting points of view and the gorgeous setting of this novel. While I was reading, I kept expecting--and then, later, wishing for--a more conventional plot; I wanted to understand the string of events as leading to redemption, revenge--some kind of resolution. The book refused to match my expectations, which frustrated me at first, but later made the book more powerful, more realistic. Despite the book's overarching sadness, the love that so many characters demonstrated for one another, and especially for Angelene, left me with a strong sense of hope and faith in the flawed-but-genuine goodness of people. Amanda Coplin writes beautifully and I would love to read whatever else she writes.