207 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781742749877
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Australia
Publication date: 01 January 2007
Description
This is a story that can only be told in a whisper . . . In the remote outback of Western Australia during the Second World War, English anthropologist Nicholas Keene and his wife, Stella, raise a lonely child, Perdita. Her upbringing is far fr...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
tense 100%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
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Graphic
Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuseModerate
Racism, Colonisation, WarMinor
Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail
207 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781742749877
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Australia
Publication date: 01 January 2007
Description
This is a story that can only be told in a whisper . . . In the remote outback of Western Australia during the Second World War, English anthropologist Nicholas Keene and his wife, Stella, raise a lonely child, Perdita. Her upbringing is far fr...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
tense 100%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuseModerate
Racism, Colonisation, WarMinor
Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail