529 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385720113
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
Booker Prize Finalist Here is an extraordinary cross-cultural love story that unfurls across Egypt, England, and the United States over the course of a century. Isabel Parkman, a divorced American journalist, has fallen in love with a gifted and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 307 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
challenging 35%
adventurous 28%
hopeful 28%
sad 28%
informative 21%
inspiring 21%
mysterious 14%
lighthearted 7%
tense 7%
Pace
medium 14%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, Incest, RacismMinor
Sexual content, Pregnancy529 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385720113
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
Booker Prize Finalist Here is an extraordinary cross-cultural love story that unfurls across Egypt, England, and the United States over the course of a century. Isabel Parkman, a divorced American journalist, has fallen in love with a gifted and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 307 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
challenging 35%
adventurous 28%
hopeful 28%
sad 28%
informative 21%
inspiring 21%
mysterious 14%
lighthearted 7%
tense 7%
Pace
medium 14%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, Incest, RacismMinor
Sexual content, Pregnancy