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Title: An absorbing, melancholy tale
Review: The first several pages of Hoffman's new book are spent describing the impossible perfection of the love between Ethan and Jorie; so or course something has to go terribly awry, and it does.Like many of her books, this one has a fairy-tale feel that stays with you until the end. However, I felt like something was missing. Not enough back story about Ethan--he never seemed like a fully developed character, but then again, I guess he was intentionally made a bit of an enigma.This book does make the reader wonder how well she knows her own husband, friends and neighbors.
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