Leaving Before Its Over - Jean Reynolds Page

The synopsis indicates a page turner of a book rooted in family lies and betrayals...which I suppose it was, but its really about a girl and her family and the complications that are buried in just about everyone's past, at least within six degrees...there were some characters who never got the comeupance to which they were due, there were some plot points that never really resolved, there were some story lines that were never quite flushed out...this was a flawed book which tried to sell itself as more than it was capable of being. Was it terrible?  Nah, and as a beach read when there is not much around, sure, you'll probably like it well enough.  Don't read that much?  Skip it.  Pick up State of Wonder or Calypso or Devil in the White City or A Gentleman in Moscow...there's better fish in the sea. 

Rating:  #5 Good Enough