325 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857053343
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: MacLehose Press
Publication date: 07 April 2016
Description
Clarisse Riviere's life is shaped by a refusal to admit to her husband Richard and to her daughter Ladivine that her mother is a poor black housekeeper. Instead, weighed down by guilt, she pretends to be an orphan, visiting her mother in secret an...
Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
emotional 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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Graphic
DeathModerate
MurderMinor
Racism325 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857053343
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: MacLehose Press
Publication date: 07 April 2016
Description
Clarisse Riviere's life is shaped by a refusal to admit to her husband Richard and to her daughter Ladivine that her mother is a poor black housekeeper. Instead, weighed down by guilt, she pretends to be an orphan, visiting her mother in secret an...
Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
emotional 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
DeathModerate
MurderMinor
Racism