Ms. Thomas has done it again. She turned me into an emotional wreck as I read this story about Leo and Bryony. My heart was aching as I read this, and I've come to the conclusion that Ms. Thomas is a sadist. She writes longing and angst like no one else. Not to mention she must be a poet, because I would highlight sentences simply because they were so beautifully written. 
 I really enjoyed the little ways she demonstrated how much Leo loved Bryony, despite the heinous (and I do mean heinous) thing he'd done. Like this: 
 She looked at him, looked at her now-empty hands, and realized that he'd given all the good pieces of the pear to her, that he himself hadn't eaten any until now. 
 Or this gem: 
 She laughed again--she probably had no idea how beautiful she was when she laughed, like the dawn of a new day. 
 I did have one problem with the book, though: (view spoiler)[In the early days of their marriage, Leo would have sex with Bryony while she was asleep, even though she made it clear she didn't want him. No matter that she woke up enjoying it, when she woke up he was on top of her and in her, which is essentially rape. He did that on more than one occasion and on more than one occasion she told him she didn't want him. It added a bit of ickiness to the story that made me uncomfortable. (hide spoiler)] 
 Aside from what I mentioned in the spoiler, I loved the book and couldn't put it down until I'd read the last word. Sherry Thomas has gained a new fan.