448 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781409094586
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Transworld Digital
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The brilliant and profound second novel from the three-times Costa prizewinner and number one bestseller Kate Atkinson.Once it had been the great forest of Lythe. And here, in the beginning, lived the Fairfaxes, grandly, at Fairfax Manor.But over ...
Community Reviews Summary of 513 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
reflective 65%
emotional 30%
adventurous 15%
challenging 15%
funny 15%
sad 10%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
tense 5%
Pace
slow 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 40% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 43% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuseModerate
Incest, Rape, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Death, Miscarriage, Suicide448 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781409094586
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Transworld Digital
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The brilliant and profound second novel from the three-times Costa prizewinner and number one bestseller Kate Atkinson.Once it had been the great forest of Lythe. And here, in the beginning, lived the Fairfaxes, grandly, at Fairfax Manor.But over ...
Community Reviews Summary of 513 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
reflective 65%
emotional 30%
adventurous 15%
challenging 15%
funny 15%
sad 10%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
tense 5%
Pace
slow 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 40% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 43% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuseModerate
Incest, Rape, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Death, Miscarriage, Suicide