Some odd choices. Why was so much time spent on the least interesting part of the story - the falling in love with the husband? Meanwhile the ‘mystery’ was spaced out across the book, but had limited actual page time, and was swiftly wrapped up after a perfunctory investigation. Even the character themselves seemed rather disinterested. They also received rather short-shrift in terms of motivation and inner life, unless they were Jean. And even she, for all the time spent on her, was essentially just the stock lonely spinster with a secret tragedy and a burdensome mother.

Also, the ending felt rather jarring. Possibly purposely, but I’m afraid I don’t really understand what that purpose was.