256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802159175
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 18 January 2022
Description
A brilliant newcomer, Henfield prize-winner Sara Freeman debuts with an intoxicating, compact debut novel about a woman who walks out of her life and washes up in a seaside town After a sudden, devastating loss, Mara flees her family and ends u...
Community Reviews Summary of 113 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
reflective 67%
dark 62%
mysterious 22%
tense 10%
challenging 7%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 32%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 34% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
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Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage
256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802159175
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 18 January 2022
Description
A brilliant newcomer, Henfield prize-winner Sara Freeman debuts with an intoxicating, compact debut novel about a woman who walks out of her life and washes up in a seaside town After a sudden, devastating loss, Mara flees her family and ends u...
Community Reviews Summary of 113 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
reflective 67%
dark 62%
mysterious 22%
tense 10%
challenging 7%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 32%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 34% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage