SO. LONG.
Seriously, I'm a big fan of Donoghue, but this book just drags on and on... I just cannot engage with the huge portions of the plot that deal with British politics and the French Revolution, because I simply don't understand enough of that history. It doesn't help that so much of this context is conveyed by the conversations between characters, leaving little chance of simple and frank explanation. Great writing, neat characters, but I feel like I should have finished this days ago.

Edited to add: Great ending! But a long time coming... Sheesh. I'm not sure it was worth it, but it's pretty close.