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320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846689949
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Publication date: 05 November 2015
Description
After twenty years spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave. But Tilly decides to...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,441 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
mysterious 39%
funny 35%
sad 34%
reflective 23%
tense 19%
challenging 10%
lighthearted 8%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child deathMinor
Misogyny, Stalking, Infidelity
320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846689949
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Publication date: 05 November 2015
Description
After twenty years spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave. But Tilly decides to...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,441 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
mysterious 39%
funny 35%
sad 34%
reflective 23%
tense 19%
challenging 10%
lighthearted 8%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child deathMinor
Misogyny, Stalking, Infidelity