This book was maybe 300 - 400 pages too long. It dragged and she droned on and on in descriptions and dialogue. The ebook is horribly edited. There were sentences everywhere that made no sense. Nevermind the ones that were cut off at the end of sections. It read at times like a textbook, at other times like an essay, and still at other times like a dictionary. To top it off, it was 95% depressing as hell! The author seemed confused about the genre. It quoted the Bible so heavily that it could've been religious fiction. But then there were a couple oddly placed and unneccesary sex scenes. As for this being Barbara's story, we could've spent more time with Barbara. And like others have said, Roger's big secret was obvious from its first mention. This was disappointing...