Fantastic, fantastic novel. A long wait for me since The Thirteenth Tale, absolute beauty of a novel, but it's worth it.

Setterfield writes about sadness as if she's doing embroidery. The finished work is breathtaking. What an absolute talent, to take the readers hand and carry them away to a story of mystery, developing and unfolding plot from character to character, captivating them at all times. The story set in a small village and it does flow like a river, and is very character heavy.

Absolutely enjoyed it and will be looking forward for Setterfield's next book.