This was a fairly interesting book. It is slow to start, but it quickly picks up after the first five chapters. The book kept me guessing as to what happened to Victoria as a child. A complete shocker for me. I'm not always a big fan of the back and forth narration of jumping from the present to the past, but for this storyline it really worked for building up details about the main character. This is a great book for any book club, because it does pose some interesting questions to the reader.