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206 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099598282
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 September 2014
Description
In a near-future London, Sappho, Picasso and Handel each set upon the same plan - to flee the city by train. Finding themselves fellow passengers, the poet, the painter and the musician discover their fates drawn together by the curious agency of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 350 reviews
Moods
reflective 78%
emotional 52%
dark 36%
mysterious 26%
sad 21%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 5% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 20% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 26% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 18% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 40% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Rape, IncestModerate
Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Self harmMinor
Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse206 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099598282
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 September 2014
Description
In a near-future London, Sappho, Picasso and Handel each set upon the same plan - to flee the city by train. Finding themselves fellow passengers, the poet, the painter and the musician discover their fates drawn together by the curious agency of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 350 reviews
Moods
reflective 78%
emotional 52%
dark 36%
mysterious 26%
sad 21%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 5% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 20% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 26% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 18% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 40% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Rape, IncestModerate
Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Self harmMinor
Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse