The House Girl by Tara Conklin

The House Girl

Tara Conklin

370 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Is it ever too late to right a wrong?Lyndhurst, Virginia, 1852. Seventeen-year-old Josephine Bell decides to run away from the failing tobacco farm where she is a slave and nurse to her ailing mistress, the aspiring artist Lu Anne Bell. New York C...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,705 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
sad 53%
reflective 50%
informative 38%
challenging 34%
mysterious 23%
tense 23%
adventurous 19%
dark 19%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 15%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 31%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Character: 40% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 17%

Average rating

3.59

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