From a local bookswap shelf.

What I liked best were the descriptions of the local food. What I didn't like was the endless bourgeois conservatism of the protagonist and his wife, from their being protected by her dad's money and influence to their belief in "gateway drugs" and his pity for people who live very different lives with different values.

Off to the winner of the current round of the Tea & Mystery Sweeps! :D

Received as a gift for the Tea & Mystery Sweeps. Thank you so much, anathema-device! I look forward to reading this one and enjoying all of the lovely teas you sent!