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400 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250095473
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 16 October 2018
Description
Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America's great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York's old-money circles and determined to win respect, she...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,336 reviews
Moods
inspiring 49%
reflective 48%
emotional 32%
hopeful 28%
adventurous 16%
lighthearted 10%
challenging 9%
sad 8%
funny 7%
relaxing 4%
dark 2%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Infidelity, MisogynyModerate
Child death, Racism, SexismMinor
Death, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship400 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250095473
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 16 October 2018
Description
Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America's great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York's old-money circles and determined to win respect, she...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,336 reviews
Moods
inspiring 49%
reflective 48%
emotional 32%
hopeful 28%
adventurous 16%
lighthearted 10%
challenging 9%
sad 8%
funny 7%
relaxing 4%
dark 2%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Infidelity, MisogynyModerate
Child death, Racism, SexismMinor
Death, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship