The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon

The Alchemist's Daughter

Katharine McMahon

11 hours, 46 minutes first pub 2006 (editions) user-added

fiction historical romance reflective slow-paced
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Description

During the English Age of Reason, a woman cloistered since birth learns that knowledge is no substitute for experience. Raised by her father in near isolation in the English countryside, Emilie Selden is trained as a brilliant natural philosopher ...

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Community Reviews

3.04
based on 502 reviews

Moods

challenging: 80%

emotional: 80%

sad: 40%

adventurous: 20%

dark: 20%

informative: 20%

mysterious: 20%

reflective: 20%

tense: 20%


Pace

28% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
83% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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