I love a family saga that spans generations and decades. The characters were intriguing and alive. I rated this a 4 star as I would have liked to read the stories of their lives as they were lived, a continuum, rather than the hopscotching between generations. Still a very worthy read.

Great story telling.

I found myself so deeply engaged in this fascinating story. I loved how it went from old to new explaining the connection between the characters. Once I started reading, couldn't put this book down.

not her best book.

This book will pull you in so fast and will not let you go until the end. I found myself being consumed but yet not wanting the story to end. I have read thousands upon thousands of books and rarely does a book captivate me like this one has.

...but alas, too simplistic, fairy-talish, and predictable, despite being extraordinarily convoluted.

Magical. So well written. A multi-layered grand adventure.

And too slowly progressing to meddle through the whole thing. Too many time jumps to keep track of or hold my interest. I finally moved on to the last couple of chapters to find out what the secret is and could not have imagined reading the whole thing. Sorry, but i think that the diary of Nell could have narrated to a point where Cassandra could have picked up the rest of the story and it would have been less convoluted .

I loved this book. Such an interesting and complex plot with a surprise at the end!

The author intertwined he story lines together creating a maze of interplay between characters and time. The characters were all believable with no frivolous side tracking...everything was pertinent to the stories conclusion.