Kate,
I just finished your book and found it a very well-written story. It was especially interesting since I know the areas in the book.
I loved how the full story of Marguerite's life unfolds through the back stories and thought the present and past wove together very well.
Once I started, I became very caught up in a story of history and lives that compelled me to continue reading to find out what happened. The character's became real people with real lives the more that I read and the more that was revealed as I read.
Thank you for a very enjoyable read.