If I'm not reading or dawdling aimlessly around the World Wide Interweb, then I'm baking a cake or thinking about baking a cake. Or else I'm thinking about where I'd like to travel to next.
The premise of this novel is frankly preposterous and many of the actions of the central character highly implausible, but the writing is so good that 693 pages slip by in a flash. It's been a while since I've read such a compelling page-turner. I liked In the Woods, but I liked this one much more. I plan to buy Ms French's third novel before the week is out.