Skylark Farm by Geoffrey Brock, Antonia Arslan

275 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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A beautiful, wrenching debut novel chronicling the life of a family struggling for survival during the Armenian genocide in Turkey, in 1915. At the center: Yerwant, who, at thirteen, left his home in the Anatolian hills of Turkey to study at an Ar...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8 reviews

Moods

emotional 66%
reflective 66%
sad 66%
informative 33%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

Average rating

3.63

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