I am not normally a reader of historical fiction. My preferred genres are sci-fi and fantasy. This book, however, ended up on my Kindle because my wife read it. She liked it so much I thought I'd better take a look.

The book grabbed me right away. Normally I enjoy a book that has a single interesting character, but this book is packed full of them. I found that I genuinely cared about half a dozen of the characters in this book and couldn't quit until I found out how it ended. The book is very well written and not predictable.

Definitely worth a read, even if you're not normally into historical fiction.