Hannah
Hannah asked Claire Fuller:

Wow - I can't believe you read my review! Such a wonderful first novel. My question is - did the wall in the cabin really say Reuben? Or is that something else Punzel created in her mind?

Claire Fuller Hello Hannah, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it, and even though your review had some criticism, I don't have any problem with hearing it - each reading experience is different.

And because each person reads a book differently, I don't have a definitive answer to your question - some things I left deliberately unanswered so that readers could make up their own mind. But, of course, I do also have an opinion. In my mind the word Reuben really was carved into the wall, so the real question is, was it there already, or did Peggy carve it herself. And for that one, I think it was there already. But you might have spotted that when Peggy goes to the cabin at that point she does happen to have her father's knife in her pocket, so she could have carved it herself.

I hope that helps!

Claire

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