Ahhhhhhh, I just finished! It's not a book I would pick up either and when I told Ben what we were reading he groaned and said "Oh God", he doesn't like Colleen McCullough, but I really enjoyed it.

I like that it was in diary format too, because it was easy for me to find my place again if I had to put it down (not that I ever wanted to). I have to say I nearly cried when they took Flo away from Harriet, and I smiled when she got her back. It made me have real feelings for the characters, and I could put myself right in there.

I give it a 5 too!