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322 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140270365
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin UK
Publication date: 01 May 1999
Description
Samantha Laschen, a doctor specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder, has moved to the Essex coast with her small daughter, Elsie, to escape the problems of her London life. Or so she thinks. Fiona Mackenzie barely survived the savage, murder...
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
mysterious 92%
tense 64%
emotional 28%
sad 28%
reflective 14%
adventurous 7%
challenging 7%
hopeful 7%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 38% | A mix: 38% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 33% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Murder, SuicideModerate
Fatphobia, Eating disorder, BloodMinor
Vomit, Grief
322 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140270365
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin UK
Publication date: 01 May 1999
Description
Samantha Laschen, a doctor specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder, has moved to the Essex coast with her small daughter, Elsie, to escape the problems of her London life. Or so she thinks. Fiona Mackenzie barely survived the savage, murder...
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
mysterious 92%
tense 64%
emotional 28%
sad 28%
reflective 14%
adventurous 7%
challenging 7%
hopeful 7%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 38% | A mix: 38% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 33% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Murder, SuicideModerate
Fatphobia, Eating disorder, BloodMinor
Vomit, Grief