304 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781554685035
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Robert Goolrick's riveting debut novel is both foreboding and sensual. When a wealthy man first meets his mail-order bride in 1907, he realizes this statuesque beauty is anything but a "simple missionary's daughter." But he doesn't know of her dev...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,977 reviews
Moods
sad 57%
tense 52%
emotional 42%
mysterious 28%
challenging 14%
reflective 14%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 42% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Rape, Toxic relationship, AlcoholismMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Dementia
304 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781554685035
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Robert Goolrick's riveting debut novel is both foreboding and sensual. When a wealthy man first meets his mail-order bride in 1907, he realizes this statuesque beauty is anything but a "simple missionary's daughter." But he doesn't know of her dev...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,977 reviews
Moods
sad 57%
tense 52%
emotional 42%
mysterious 28%
challenging 14%
reflective 14%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 42% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Rape, Toxic relationship, AlcoholismMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Dementia