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Title: Inferior Writing
Review: Regardless of the description of sad and 'hard truth' depicted in this book, the writing itself is inferior compared to Nevada Barr's other Anna Pigeon stories, I thought. I did not want to finish it because of the convoluted sentences, the careless dialogue--perhaps an attempt, I felt, to establish a new 'style' in her writing. The writing was off-putting and seemed thoughtlessly crafted--an attempt to meet a publisher's deadline? The bitterness expressed by Anna toward all things religious in human longing seemed out of character for the Anna I thought I knew. Perhaps marriage was not a good idea! I am so sorry, because I looked forward so much to a new book by Barr, and am so disappointed.
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