300 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140086362
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Like most families they had their secrets . . . And hid them under a genteelly respectable veneer. No onlooker would guess that Vera Hillyard and her beautiful sister, Eden, were locked in a dark and bitter combat over one of those secrets. Englan...
Community Reviews Summary of 351 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 61%
reflective 53%
emotional 38%
sad 38%
challenging 30%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
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300 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140086362
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Like most families they had their secrets . . . And hid them under a genteelly respectable veneer. No onlooker would guess that Vera Hillyard and her beautiful sister, Eden, were locked in a dark and bitter combat over one of those secrets. Englan...
Community Reviews Summary of 351 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 61%
reflective 53%
emotional 38%
sad 38%
challenging 30%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.