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256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802159175
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 18 January 2022
Description
A brilliant newcomer, Henfield prize-winner Sara Freeman debuts with an intoxicating, compact debut novel about a woman who walks out of her life and washes up in a seaside town After a sudden, devastating loss, Mara flees her family and ends u...
Community Reviews Summary of 236 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
reflective 69%
dark 59%
mysterious 21%
challenging 14%
tense 11%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 30%
medium 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 30% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Child death, InfidelityModerate
Sexual assault
256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802159175
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 18 January 2022
Description
A brilliant newcomer, Henfield prize-winner Sara Freeman debuts with an intoxicating, compact debut novel about a woman who walks out of her life and washes up in a seaside town After a sudden, devastating loss, Mara flees her family and ends u...
Community Reviews Summary of 236 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
reflective 69%
dark 59%
mysterious 21%
challenging 14%
tense 11%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 30%
medium 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 30% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Child death, InfidelityModerate
Sexual assault