" Set in 1920s Wiltshire, in a country house which hides many secrets. But it's oddly flat and unsatisfying. The story is seen through the eyes of Laurence Bartram, a guest and outsider. Yet there seems to be nothing going on in his mind. Several days pass with nothing happening, and we have no clue that he has thought about events. For at least half of the book, the story is slow. Then, as we learn what really happened before the war, a completely extraneous sex scene is thrown in. Disappointing. "
— Jane, 1/9/2014