225 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312668037
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 31 August 2010
Description
By the Booker Prize-Winning Author of WOLF HALLEvelyn Axon is a medium by trade; her daughter, Muriel, is a half-wit by nature. Barricaded in their crumbling house, surrounded by the festering rubbish of years, they defy the curiosity of their nei...
Community Reviews Summary of 107 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
challenging 50%
tense 50%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
reflective 16%
sad 16%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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225 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312668037
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 31 August 2010
Description
By the Booker Prize-Winning Author of WOLF HALLEvelyn Axon is a medium by trade; her daughter, Muriel, is a half-wit by nature. Barricaded in their crumbling house, surrounded by the festering rubbish of years, they defy the curiosity of their nei...
Community Reviews Summary of 107 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
challenging 50%
tense 50%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
reflective 16%
sad 16%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%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.