This Must Be the Place

The writing was beautiful and the characters were interesting but it added up to....what? I never understood what drew Daniel and Claudette together in the first place or got a good sense of their ten years of marriage, so I didn't have much of a stake in whether or not they got back together at the end. I'd almost give this four stars because it was so well-written, but I usually reserve four and five star reviews for authors I plan to follow in the future (or check on their backlist) and I don't have any burning desire to read any more books by Maggie O'Farrell. Just not my cup of Irish tea, I guess.