Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: very well written, poignant historical fiction.

I gave this book 4 stars and not 5 because of its length which can be a turn off to many people. the writing was excellent and kept one turning pages. I was amazed at the youth of the author as the writing seemed to be from the pen of an older person. He had the ear for the language and accents of the time. I am doing a book review on this book in our reading club and will be anxious to hear everyone's opinion. I have recommended it to more accomplished readers-- as I don't think the "fifty shades of grey " crowd would appreciate it.