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Title: When research gets out of hand
Review: This was such an interesting idea, such a poor read. The author tells you, rather endlessly, about the era, but it doesn't feel like lived experience for any of the characters. Neither is, sadly, the main story line of the heroine coming to appreciate and fall in love with her husband. This was totally unconvincing to me. Lots and lots and lots of tidbits from the author's no-doubt fascinating research are plunked down in the story, where they sit like undigested bits of beef or underdone potato, totally unrelated to the story as a whole. I was disappointed to see the Penguin imprimatur on this one.
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