277 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780755308446
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Headline Review
Publication date: 03 September 2020
Description
From the bestselling, critically acclaimed author of Hamnet and I Am, I Am, I Am comes an intense, breathtakingly accomplished story of a woman’s life stolen, and reclaimed. ‘Unputdownable’ Ali Smith Edinburgh in the 1930s. The Lennox family is ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,968 reviews
Moods
sad 61%
mysterious 59%
dark 57%
reflective 47%
challenging 22%
tense 22%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 2%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 44% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Rape, DementiaModerate
Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/PsychosisMinor
Child death, Miscarriage, Infertility
277 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780755308446
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Headline Review
Publication date: 03 September 2020
Description
From the bestselling, critically acclaimed author of Hamnet and I Am, I Am, I Am comes an intense, breathtakingly accomplished story of a woman’s life stolen, and reclaimed. ‘Unputdownable’ Ali Smith Edinburgh in the 1930s. The Lennox family is ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,968 reviews
Moods
sad 61%
mysterious 59%
dark 57%
reflective 47%
challenging 22%
tense 22%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 2%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 44% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Rape, DementiaModerate
Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/PsychosisMinor
Child death, Miscarriage, Infertility