The back cover of this book describes it as "beautiful and haunting" and I suppose when that applies to a novel which is supposed to be about murders, I should have been warned! I am afraid I just considered it mawkish and egocentric and I skipped paragraphs of introspection and depression to get it finished. I do find some books "beautiful and haunting" and love them 
 being a perfect example. I am afraid I found this one tedious in the extreme.