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233 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141016382
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In the long hot summer of 1939 Britain is preparing for war. But on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind: Mrs Pretty, the widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried t...
Community Reviews Summary of 502 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
inspiring 38%
adventurous 28%
emotional 24%
hopeful 21%
mysterious 20%
relaxing 15%
lighthearted 11%
sad 11%
tense 7%
challenging 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 29% | Character: 19% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, Death of parent, War
233 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141016382
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In the long hot summer of 1939 Britain is preparing for war. But on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind: Mrs Pretty, the widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried t...
Community Reviews Summary of 502 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
inspiring 38%
adventurous 28%
emotional 24%
hopeful 21%
mysterious 20%
relaxing 15%
lighthearted 11%
sad 11%
tense 7%
challenging 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 29% | Character: 19% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, Death of parent, War