Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell

Instructions for a Heatwave

Maggie O'Farrell

324 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Sophisticated, intelligent, impossible to put down, Maggie O'Farrell's beguiling novels - After You'd Gone, winner of a Betty Trask Award; The Distance Between Us, winner of a Somerset Maugham Award; The Hand That First Held Mine, winner of the Co...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,291 reviews

Moods

emotional 76%
reflective 67%
hopeful 29%
mysterious 28%
funny 15%
tense 11%
sad 10%
relaxing 9%
lighthearted 8%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 4%
challenging 3%
dark 3%

Pace

medium 47%
slow 43%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 69% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.65

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