Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Who cares about any of the characters?

I have read most of Anne Rivers Siddons previous books and was looking forward to this one. I was extremely disappointed in the lack of character depth. I never felt any compassion for or real interest in any of the characters. Often I found myself saying, "this is ridiculous".Actually I didn't think the ending was any worse then the rest of the book, which isn't saying much.I bought the book to read and share with my daughter, another Siddons fan, but I told her not to waste her time. I recommend the other Siddons books, but not this one.