A beautiful story of love which unfortunately is a bit too much to take by the end. The reader never really doubts that Marianne is telling the truth, because that would be a huge letdown. The reader also never doubts that she and the narrator will both confess their love by the end. Perhaps my expectations were too high, who knows? I never heard any of the hype to which other reviewers have referred. It was all awfully romantic, though. I can't deny that.