336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250100856
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 15 November 2016
Description
Long-listed for the 2018 International DUBLIN Literary AwardAll her life Vera has felt like a stranger in the old and drafty half-timbered farmhouse she arrived at as a five-year-old refugee from East Prussia in 1945, and yet she can't seem to let...
Community Reviews Summary of 353 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
funny 29%
hopeful 29%
sad 29%
inspiring 25%
relaxing 14%
dark 12%
challenging 10%
informative 10%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 6%
tense 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Child death, DeathModerate
Alcoholism, Mental illness, ViolenceMinor
Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse
336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250100856
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 15 November 2016
Description
Long-listed for the 2018 International DUBLIN Literary AwardAll her life Vera has felt like a stranger in the old and drafty half-timbered farmhouse she arrived at as a five-year-old refugee from East Prussia in 1945, and yet she can't seem to let...
Community Reviews Summary of 353 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
funny 29%
hopeful 29%
sad 29%
inspiring 25%
relaxing 14%
dark 12%
challenging 10%
informative 10%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 6%
tense 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Child death, DeathModerate
Alcoholism, Mental illness, ViolenceMinor
Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse