Ann Packer's The Children's Crusade was one of my all time favorites so I had high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, itrwas a disappointment.
The plot was a long time married couple in the last months of the wife's life. The wife makes an unconventional request and the husband's attempt to honor it leads to a bizarre dynamic between her friends and family fighting over her last days.
Mostly, the story is dull, full of long-winded dialogue and errands that don't go anywhere.
Also, the narrator is male and his attempt to voice dialogue for a primarily female cast comes off mocking, as if they are drag queens.

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