336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385546171
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Publication date: 30 March 2021
Description
A rich, bighearted debut that takes us from working-class Staten Island in the wake of the September 11th attacks to moneyed London a decade later, revealing a story of loss, motherhood, and love. As the Twin Towers collapse, Gigi Stanislawski fle...
Community Reviews Summary of 214 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
sad 53%
dark 48%
challenging 36%
funny 34%
hopeful 19%
tense 12%
informative 6%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Grief, AlcoholismModerate
Medical traumaMinor
Death
336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385546171
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Publication date: 30 March 2021
Description
A rich, bighearted debut that takes us from working-class Staten Island in the wake of the September 11th attacks to moneyed London a decade later, revealing a story of loss, motherhood, and love. As the Twin Towers collapse, Gigi Stanislawski fle...
Community Reviews Summary of 214 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
sad 53%
dark 48%
challenging 36%
funny 34%
hopeful 19%
tense 12%
informative 6%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Grief, AlcoholismModerate
Medical traumaMinor
Death