Call Your Daughter Home: A Novel by Deb Spera

Call Your Daughter Home: A Novel

Deb Spera

384 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced

Description

For readers of Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing and Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees, this extraordinary historical debut novel follows three fierce Southern women in an unforgettable story of motherhood and womanhood.It’s 1924 in Branc...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 1,162 reviews

Moods

emotional 92%
sad 56%
dark 47%
reflective 30%
tense 30%
challenging 27%
hopeful 21%
inspiring 21%
informative 8%
mysterious 8%
adventurous 7%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 38%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 84% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 14%

Average rating

4.09

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...