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311 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846554810
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: Not specified
Description
‘A long-time confidante of the rain and snow, I am ninety years old. The rain and snow have weathered me, and I too have weathered them’.At the end of the twentieth-century an old woman sits among the birch trees and thinks back over her life, he...
Community Reviews Summary of 135 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
sad 61%
informative 48%
inspiring 28%
adventurous 23%
challenging 23%
dark 15%
hopeful 9%
mysterious 9%
relaxing 7%
lighthearted 3%
funny 1%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 20% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuseModerate
Sexual violence, Sexual assault, RapeMinor
Miscarriage, Blood, Suicide
311 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846554810
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: Not specified
Description
‘A long-time confidante of the rain and snow, I am ninety years old. The rain and snow have weathered me, and I too have weathered them’.At the end of the twentieth-century an old woman sits among the birch trees and thinks back over her life, he...
Community Reviews Summary of 135 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
sad 61%
informative 48%
inspiring 28%
adventurous 23%
challenging 23%
dark 15%
hopeful 9%
mysterious 9%
relaxing 7%
lighthearted 3%
funny 1%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 20% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuseModerate
Sexual violence, Sexual assault, RapeMinor
Miscarriage, Blood, Suicide