400 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345441133
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 25 June 2002
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The author of the cherished bestseller On Mystic Lake returns with a poignant, funny, luminous novel about a mother and daughter--the complex ties that bind them, the past that separates them, and the healing that comes...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,502 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
hopeful 57%
sad 50%
inspiring 37%
funny 19%
challenging 12%
lighthearted 11%
tense 6%
relaxing 5%
dark 4%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Alcoholism, InfidelityModerate
Death, Toxic relationship, GriefMinor
Suicidal thoughts
400 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345441133
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 25 June 2002
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The author of the cherished bestseller On Mystic Lake returns with a poignant, funny, luminous novel about a mother and daughter--the complex ties that bind them, the past that separates them, and the healing that comes...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,502 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
hopeful 57%
sad 50%
inspiring 37%
funny 19%
challenging 12%
lighthearted 11%
tense 6%
relaxing 5%
dark 4%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Alcoholism, InfidelityModerate
Death, Toxic relationship, GriefMinor
Suicidal thoughts