The past and present of the Quincy family is told as Loulou has passed away and her will is read. The necklace she gives to Nell is finally found and a search for its history brings out secrets some would rather keep hidden.I liked how each chapter was either the past or the present. As the ancestor...
If one takes Wharton as a model for a book, there is always going to be that feeling of repressed emotions, heaving bodices and words left unspoken but read into. All fine and well and makes for a well-manner read but I feel it makes it bloodless and stifling at times and maddeningly nonsensical as ...