sakura_m 's review for:

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
3.0

The book's theme was basically "you made your bed, now lie in it." This is a darker take on the obligations of marriage, and personal responsibility. The latter half is much heavier than the first half and I felt like my own sense of hope was diminishing with each chapter after she got married.

It takes an average of 7 attempts to leave a DV relationship, so the ending (while hearbteakingly frustrating) was understandable.