…okay, okay,  I should have waited until I finished (at lunch) the last of The Birth House before saying that none of the men main characters was a good man…because Ami McKay left it to the end to unveil Hart as a good guy–he being the brother of the late husband of the main character, Dora.  Now, he helped her with some chores before the ending, but that was it–nothing even hinted  that things were going to go beyond courtesy of a brother-in-law.  Yes, well, things developed, as they say, but there again, the reader is left to wonder about much of the relationship.  I think it would have been wonderful to develop that character out.  By Dora’s choosing, they never marry, which is a great ending.  This writer has seen too many they-married-and-lived-happily-ever-after stories…real life just doesn’t echo that sentiment.