I agree! A very emotional book full of family drama and family tragedies and the ups and downs of love. I read it a couple of years ago and promptly forced it onto everyone else. I personally found the first part of the book while still interesting a little slow but it steadily gained momentum as it rolled into the second part and reached the conclusion at full speed, I just couldn't put it down!
My heart broke for the father and the mother (its been a while and I regretfully can't remember names sorry!) when she was sent away. And I practically screamed with fury at the elder sister!
brilliant book, I've been told that 'The Return' is also excellent but haven't read it yet.
Alicia