Having read all of Alexander McCall Smith's books, I was expecting another light hearted book with a happy ending. However, this book is very different from other McCall Smith books. This book is a melancholy biographical novel about a sad life of a wonderful woman. One keeps hoping that after the sadness, her life will become happier, but instead, more sadness ensues until the end, leaving one feeling quite sad. While I am sure that many lives are unhappy, I am not attracted to books about those lives. I prefer not to read books that leave me feeling sad, and I don't recommend this book.
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