I decided to reread this, perhaps the slimmest of McCullers’ books, because I didn’t remember a great deal of it. I love her writing, but this did not immediately feel as compelling as many of her other works. Well paced and plotted, the whole has been nicely slotted together, and is most clever with regard to the way in which the characters cross one another’s paths. An interesting novella, filled to the brim with important themes, and some very memorable characters and plotlines indeed.