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192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857524379
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Melody Shee is alone and in trouble. At 33 years-old, she finds herself pregnant with the child of a 17 year-old Traveller boy, Martin Toppy, and not by her husband Pat. Melody was teaching Martin to read, but now he’s gone, and Pat leaves too, fu...
Community Reviews Summary of 669 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 66%
dark 52%
challenging 44%
tense 38%
hopeful 13%
informative 8%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 40% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 27% | Yes: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuseModerate
Addiction, Cursing, Death
192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857524379
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Melody Shee is alone and in trouble. At 33 years-old, she finds herself pregnant with the child of a 17 year-old Traveller boy, Martin Toppy, and not by her husband Pat. Melody was teaching Martin to read, but now he’s gone, and Pat leaves too, fu...
Community Reviews Summary of 669 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 66%
dark 52%
challenging 44%
tense 38%
hopeful 13%
informative 8%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 40% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 27% | Yes: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuseModerate
Addiction, Cursing, Death