missing page info • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241539620
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Language: English
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From the Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure and Blue Ticket comes a chilling new feminist fable - an eerie and erotic historical mystery about desire, memory and madness In 1951, still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest war the world...
Community Reviews Summary of 143 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 39%
challenging 36%
reflective 30%
emotional 25%
sad 11%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 27% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendshipModerate
Animal death, Death, InfidelityMinor
Domestic abuse, Drug usemissing page info • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241539620
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure and Blue Ticket comes a chilling new feminist fable - an eerie and erotic historical mystery about desire, memory and madness In 1951, still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest war the world...
Community Reviews Summary of 143 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 39%
challenging 36%
reflective 30%
emotional 25%
sad 11%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 27% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendshipModerate
Animal death, Death, InfidelityMinor
Domestic abuse, Drug use