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smemmott's review against another edition
2.0
Perhaps I should give more stars to a 500+ page book that I managed to finish, but it's not a book I could really recommend. The first section provides an interesting look at life on Mackinac island in the mid-19th century, though it's marred by racist attitudes, in particular towards Native Americans. The story dragged for me when Anne first went to New York City, and I almost gave up. But then it turns into a melodramatic soap opera that amused me enough to keep me turning pages. All of the other characters' choices revolve around creating tension and then resolution for Anne, who is virtuous to a fault. Her stubbornness is the only relief to her blandness.
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