I won this from the Goodreads giveaway, and was very excited to read a reimagining of the Winter's Tale. I also have been meaning to read Winterson for some time. Unfortunately, this title just wasn't grabbing me. I wasn't feeling any of the urgency of the play in the novel, even with it's short length. I'm also not sure that from what I read of the book stands on its own outside of the play. 
 I may revisit this book sometime in the future. The idea still really excites me. It just wasn't pulling on me at this point in time.