Title: Soap opera drivel masquerading as literature
Product review: The worst aspect of this book is the fact that it tries to be something it is not - quality fiction. The beginning shows possibility in the tragic horse accident involving two young girls, one of them Annie's daughter. Instead of exploring the ramifications of this incident, however, the author uses the tragedy to set an unconvincing love story into action. I could have skipped the nauseating stolen glances between frosty Annie and wooden Tom. Maybe if these characters had actually had a chance to develop I would have cared more - although, I doubt it. I was given the impression that this novel was well-written and of high quality. I am astounded that Robert Redford was able to make a semi-successful motion picture out of this nonsense(of course, I use the term "success" loosely). I would have sooner pegged it for movie-of-the-week material.
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