Ellen Grier has just moved to a small town in Wisconsin with her family after her husband has become unemployed. With their two children they live with her in-laws, a cold and manipulative couple. The bulk of Vinegar Hill is spent making sure the reader knows just how uncomfortable the situation is and how miserable Ellen can be. What I kept asking myself was why I needed to immerse myself in this suffering. There is no great "ahhhh" moment at the end. This is a non-recommendation.
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