291 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781565129382
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Robert Goolrick's riveting debut novel is both foreboding and sensual. When a wealthy man first meets his mail-order bride in 1907, he realizes this statuesque beauty is anything but a "simple missionary's daughter." But he doesn't know of her dev...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,961 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
tense 50%
emotional 40%
mysterious 30%
challenging 15%
reflective 15%
informative 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 38% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Rape, Toxic relationship, AlcoholismMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Dementia
291 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781565129382
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Robert Goolrick's riveting debut novel is both foreboding and sensual. When a wealthy man first meets his mail-order bride in 1907, he realizes this statuesque beauty is anything but a "simple missionary's daughter." But he doesn't know of her dev...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,961 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
tense 50%
emotional 40%
mysterious 30%
challenging 15%
reflective 15%
informative 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 38% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Rape, Toxic relationship, AlcoholismMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Dementia