11 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781473573802
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 10 September 2020
Description
Islands of Mercy follows heroine Jane Adeane in Bath in 1865, an “extraordinary young woman” torn between her dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, and Sir Ralph Savage...
Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
adventurous 40%
sad 40%
challenging 36%
tense 22%
dark 18%
hopeful 18%
mysterious 16%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
funny 4%
Pace
slow 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Domestic abuseModerate
Child abuse, Child death, DeathMinor
Cancer, Suicide, Excrement11 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781473573802
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 10 September 2020
Description
Islands of Mercy follows heroine Jane Adeane in Bath in 1865, an “extraordinary young woman” torn between her dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, and Sir Ralph Savage...
Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
adventurous 40%
sad 40%
challenging 36%
tense 22%
dark 18%
hopeful 18%
mysterious 16%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
funny 4%
Pace
slow 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Domestic abuseModerate
Child abuse, Child death, DeathMinor
Cancer, Suicide, Excrement