250 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007172887
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 04 March 2010
Description
Following A Change in Climate, this brilliant novel from the double Man Booker prize-winning author of Wolf Hall is a coming-of-age tale set in Seventies London.It is London, 1970. Carmel McBain, in her first term at university, has cut free of he...
Community Reviews Summary of 166 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
dark 28%
lighthearted 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Eating disorderMinor
Abortion
250 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007172887
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 04 March 2010
Description
Following A Change in Climate, this brilliant novel from the double Man Booker prize-winning author of Wolf Hall is a coming-of-age tale set in Seventies London.It is London, 1970. Carmel McBain, in her first term at university, has cut free of he...
Community Reviews Summary of 166 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
dark 28%
lighthearted 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Eating disorderMinor
Abortion