Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: A simple story beautifully told

This story does not have the drama of Birdsong or Charlotte Gray but in some ways I think it may be better than eitherof them. The story unfolds like a flower, becoming more beautiful as each piece of Anne and Hartmann is revealed. The characters seem like real people trying to make sense of a world turned upside down by war. Yet, while there is great sadness in the story it never becomes maudlin. As always, Faulks is masterful at bringing France alive for the reader.