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ISBN/UID: 9781504625531
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 18 August 2015
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
missing duration info
ISBN/UID: 9781504625531
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 18 August 2015
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