321 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375708466
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 August 2010
Description
Twenty-year-old Tassie Keltjin, the daughter of a gentleman farmer, has come to a university town as a student. When she takes a job as a part-time nanny for a mysterious and glamorous family, she finds herself drawn deeper into their world and fo...
Community Reviews Summary of 954 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
funny 40%
dark 30%
tense 10%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 83% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, AbandonmentModerate
Racism, GriefMinor
War
321 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375708466
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 August 2010
Description
Twenty-year-old Tassie Keltjin, the daughter of a gentleman farmer, has come to a university town as a student. When she takes a job as a part-time nanny for a mysterious and glamorous family, she finds herself drawn deeper into their world and fo...
Community Reviews Summary of 954 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
funny 40%
dark 30%
tense 10%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 83% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, AbandonmentModerate
Racism, GriefMinor
War