As it must be, considering the source material, the book is a tragedy but it appears to have been well resourced and the picture of those times drawn by the book rings true, right down to the characters' speech patterns.
As it must be, considering the source material, the book is a tragedy but he characters are well-drawn and their actions both believable and sympathetic. Bowen appears to have well-researched the novel as well and the picture of those times rings true, right down to the characters' speech patterns.