Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell

Instructions for a Heatwave

Maggie O'Farrell

368 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 1,328 reviews

Moods

emotional 77%
reflective 68%
hopeful 30%
mysterious 29%
funny 16%
sad 12%
tense 12%
relaxing 9%
lighthearted 7%
inspiring 5%
challenging 4%
dark 4%
adventurous 3%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 45%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 69% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.66

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