368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525542384
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date: 21 July 2020
Description
Readers of Lisa Jewell and Simone St. James will delight in this haunting, touching story of mothers, daughters, and belonging--and the devastating lies families tell themselves in order to survive. One of the New York Times Novels of Suspense and...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,231 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
dark 42%
tense 32%
reflective 27%
sad 21%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 15%
challenging 9%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 22% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Infidelity, Mental illnessModerate
Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, MurderMinor
Animal death, Misogyny, Cancer
368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525542384
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date: 21 July 2020
Description
Readers of Lisa Jewell and Simone St. James will delight in this haunting, touching story of mothers, daughters, and belonging--and the devastating lies families tell themselves in order to survive. One of the New York Times Novels of Suspense and...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,231 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
dark 42%
tense 32%
reflective 27%
sad 21%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 15%
challenging 9%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 22% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Infidelity, Mental illnessModerate
Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, MurderMinor
Animal death, Misogyny, Cancer