Déposé au tea-room par une charmante cliente.

Ce livre vous attend parmi d'autres sur une des étagères du tea-room.

Une amie a pris ce livre au Délice - elle l'a lu, bien aimé, puis me l'a donné. Il poursuivra sa route mais je le lirai d'abord...

I really liked the beginning of this but my interest began to flag about halfway through after the departure of Dirk Burnaby; it became very disjointed and I had to keep nudging myself to stop skimming.
Interesting background of the Niagara Falls interwoven with a true ecological disaster and underhand dealings; complicated love interests and unusual characters. It's well written though I was annoyed by the many 1960's etc., no need for an apostrophe, it's a plural... The second Oates I've read this month; I did prefer The Sacrifice which was completely different in style and voice.

on the second shelf