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240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781643752112
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 07 October 2020
Description
María moved to the city in 1969, leaving her daughter with her family but hoping to save enough to take care of her one day. She worked as a housekeeper, a caregiver, a cleaner—somehow always taking care of someone else. Two generations later, dur...
Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews
Moods
emotional 41%
sad 37%
challenging 34%
dark 20%
tense 17%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 9% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 65% | No: 27% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 6% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Mental illness, Sexual content
240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781643752112
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 07 October 2020
Description
María moved to the city in 1969, leaving her daughter with her family but hoping to save enough to take care of her one day. She worked as a housekeeper, a caregiver, a cleaner—somehow always taking care of someone else. Two generations later, dur...
Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews
Moods
emotional 41%
sad 37%
challenging 34%
dark 20%
tense 17%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 9% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 65% | No: 27% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 6% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Mental illness, Sexual content