I found the book in an op-shop and gave it a go, thinking it would make a change from the Nikki Gemmell book I had been reading (I like to change gears!), and I didn't find the first few chapters as engaging as I would have liked, almost putting the book down to start another.
About a third of the way into the book it changed pace and got more meaty, and I was glad I persevered. The characters, except one, were really well-explored and very, very human.
I got teary in places, which I tend not to do whilst reading, and that's go to mean something!