Heart-aching, beautiful, hopeful

Gorgeous writing (I expected nothing else, having read some of Harriet's poetry), a lyrical, dreamy style that lingers in the mind.
Characters I wanted to shake, one for weakness and the other for inflexibility, and yet loved despite that.
I don't lightly read books that contain themes of adultery; but this book was not only an exception, it was a thoughtful, beautifully drawn one.