320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781639731930
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her husband, Robert, a lawyer and war veteran, are living at Cassowary House on the Straits Settlement of Penang. When “Willie” Somerset Maugham, a famed writer and old friend of Robert's, arrives for an extende...
Community Reviews Summary of 6 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 40%
hopeful 20%
mysterious 20%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
InfidelityModerate
Gun violence, Homophobia, RacismMinor
War320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781639731930
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her husband, Robert, a lawyer and war veteran, are living at Cassowary House on the Straits Settlement of Penang. When “Willie” Somerset Maugham, a famed writer and old friend of Robert's, arrives for an extende...
Community Reviews Summary of 6 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 40%
hopeful 20%
mysterious 20%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
InfidelityModerate
Gun violence, Homophobia, RacismMinor
War