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11 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781473573802
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 10 September 2020
Description
Islands of Mercy follows heroine Jane Adeane in Bath in 1865, an “extraordinary young woman” torn between her dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, and Sir Ralph Savage...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
reflective 42%
adventurous 39%
challenging 37%
sad 33%
dark 26%
tense 18%
hopeful 15%
mysterious 13%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 19% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Domestic abuseModerate
Terminal illness, Colonisation, Child deathMinor
Suicide, Cancer, Racism11 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781473573802
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 10 September 2020
Description
Islands of Mercy follows heroine Jane Adeane in Bath in 1865, an “extraordinary young woman” torn between her dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, and Sir Ralph Savage...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
reflective 42%
adventurous 39%
challenging 37%
sad 33%
dark 26%
tense 18%
hopeful 15%
mysterious 13%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 19% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Domestic abuseModerate
Terminal illness, Colonisation, Child deathMinor
Suicide, Cancer, Racism