I put it in my wish list based on the reviews. Then I read the NYT review and gave it a chance. For the overly sentimental, this is a wonderful read, it just wasn’t for me. The main character was ungrateful, short-sighted, selfish and exceeding presumptive. She realizes these things and all that her short comings have prevented her from enjoying, in the very twilight of her life. Then she writes letters to say how sorry she is. Over and over and over. The end.