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548 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1860498833
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 2003
Description
It is 1862, and two seventeen-year-old girls, one brought up in a London slum, the other in a rambling country house called Briar, are about to meet for the first time. Sue has been sent to Briar to work as a lady's maid to Maud, the luckier by fa...
Community Reviews Summary of 11,326 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
tense 60%
emotional 51%
adventurous 40%
sad 22%
challenging 16%
reflective 10%
hopeful 4%
funny 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Plot: 21% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 39% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Emotional abuseModerate
Sexual content, Mental illness, Child abuseMinor
Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Death of parent548 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1860498833
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 2003
Description
It is 1862, and two seventeen-year-old girls, one brought up in a London slum, the other in a rambling country house called Briar, are about to meet for the first time. Sue has been sent to Briar to work as a lady's maid to Maud, the luckier by fa...
Community Reviews Summary of 11,326 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
tense 60%
emotional 51%
adventurous 40%
sad 22%
challenging 16%
reflective 10%
hopeful 4%
funny 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Plot: 21% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 39% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Emotional abuseModerate
Sexual content, Mental illness, Child abuseMinor
Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Death of parent