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Review title: Cleverness Can't Save This One
Product review: Two stories, one novel, no real connection. A pair of cousins with a disturbing past come together to restore a ruined castle somewhere in Europe. Convicts take a writing class in jail. What do these two themes have in common, the problem is nothing. Like a previous reviewer, I read the whole thing hoping that it would mesh. Separately, either story line might have been promising, the combination made me feel schizophrenic. This book was possibly the most dissatisfying read of the year. I want a story line that I can follow, not tiresome mental calisthenics. Cleverness is no substitute for skill. I usually pass books on, in this case, I did a good deed and put this book in the trash.
