288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062388391
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 10 May 2016
Description
An extraordinary new writer makes her literary debut with this suspenseful novel of desire, obsession, power and vulnerability, in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early twentieth-century I...
Community Reviews Summary of 91 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
tense 71%
dark 57%
reflective 42%
challenging 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 85% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuseModerate
InfertilityMinor
Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent
288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062388391
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 10 May 2016
Description
An extraordinary new writer makes her literary debut with this suspenseful novel of desire, obsession, power and vulnerability, in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early twentieth-century I...
Community Reviews Summary of 91 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
tense 71%
dark 57%
reflective 42%
challenging 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 85% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuseModerate
InfertilityMinor
Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent