The Great Fortune by Olivia Manning

The Great Fortune

Balkan Trilogy #1

Olivia Manning with Rachel Cusk (Contributor)

334 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction historical informative reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Autumn, 1939. Newly-weds Guy and Harriet Pringle step aboard the train to Bucharest. Guy's lecturing job awaits, alongside friends and the ever-ardent Sophie - but for Harriet, alone and naive, it's a strange new life. As Guy's world collides with...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 107 reviews

Moods

reflective 70%
emotional 50%
adventurous 40%
funny 40%
sad 40%
informative 30%
tense 30%
dark 20%
challenging 10%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 10%
mysterious 10%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 36%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 40% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.77

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.