My Love, My Love, or The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy

My Love, My Love, or The Peasant Girl

Rosa Guy

168 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction romance young adult emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Rosa Guy’s tropical retelling of "The Little Mermaid" is the gorgeous, tragic love story of Désirée, a beautiful peasant girl who devotes herself to the handsome, aristocratic young man whose life she has saved. When his upper-class fami-ly feels ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
sad 100%
emotional 50%
hopeful 50%

Pace

fast 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.78

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