Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attemptModerate
Child death, Drug abuse, Drug useMinor
Death, Blood, CancerCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1975 reviews
Moods
dark 86%
tense 49%
emotional 44%
sad 32%
reflective 18%
challenging 11%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 26% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7%Average rating
352 pages | first published 1999
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ISBN/UID: 9781841978819
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior has begun visiting the women’s ward of Millbank prison, Victorian London’s grimmest jail, as part of her rehabilitative charity work. Amongst Millbank’s murderers and common th...Book Information
352 pages | first published 1999
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ISBN/UID: 9781841978819
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior has begun visiting the women’s ward of Millbank prison, Victorian London’s grimmest jail, as part of her rehabilitative charity work. Amongst Millbank’s murderers and common th...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attemptModerate
Child death, Drug abuse, Drug useMinor
Death, Blood, CancerCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1975 reviews
Moods
dark 86%
tense 49%
emotional 44%
sad 32%
reflective 18%
challenging 11%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 26% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7%Average rating