A Story of Now and Then

An elderly matriarch dies, and the will is read. The executor, a bit of a black sheep-type family member, is bequeathed one thing--a beautiful antique necklace. The layered story of the necklace and its history are what propel this tale of long-ago forbidden love, and a smoldering flame in the present. It was easy enough to read, but I wasn't roped in. The logic behind the family rumors of the big secret everyone's talked about for years was tenuous at best, and I felt like the pieces of the puzzle were a bit forced together in places. A solid B-.