The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon

The Alchemist's Daughter

Katharine McMahon

311 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical romance reflective slow-paced
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Dark secrets haunt the manor house at Selden in Buckinghamshire, where Emilie Selden, motherless, fiercely intelligent and more beautiful than she realises, has been raised in near isolation by her father. John Selden, student of Isaac Newton, is ...

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Community Reviews

3.04
based on 502 reviews

Moods

challenging: 80%

emotional: 80%

sad: 40%

adventurous: 20%

dark: 20%

informative: 20%

mysterious: 20%

reflective: 20%

tense: 20%


Pace

28% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
83% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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