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352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780552774789
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Black Swan
Publication date: 31 December 2015
Description
When Noel Bostock - aged ten, no family - is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he winds up in St Albans with Vera Sedge - thirty-six, drowning in debts. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it. The war's th...
Community Reviews Summary of 587 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
lighthearted 55%
hopeful 45%
reflective 30%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 20%
challenging 10%
sad 10%
dark 5%
informative 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Average rating
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352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780552774789
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Black Swan
Publication date: 31 December 2015
Description
When Noel Bostock - aged ten, no family - is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he winds up in St Albans with Vera Sedge - thirty-six, drowning in debts. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it. The war's th...
Community Reviews Summary of 587 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
lighthearted 55%
hopeful 45%
reflective 30%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 20%
challenging 10%
sad 10%
dark 5%
informative 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.