** spoiler alert ** 
 This was an engaging, if rather confusing read. It jumps all over in time and perspective and the exhaustion resulting from transcontinental travel no doubt dulled my wits (why yes, I have been at the Austen again, however could you tell?). This is a mystery story without a conclusion. A woman disappears. There is a wealth of evidence (both circumstantial and otherwise), but the woman is never found. Theories abound. What really happened? Your guess is as good as mine.