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640 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101146262
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When recently widowed Penn Cage leaves Houston with his young daughter and returns to his hometown seeking peace, he finds something very different. Natchez, Mississippi, is the jewel of the antebellum South, a city of old secrets and older money....
Community Reviews Summary of 1,226 reviews
Moods
tense 80%
dark 69%
adventurous 47%
emotional 38%
challenging 25%
reflective 22%
sad 22%
informative 19%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 73% | Plot: 20% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 23% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Hate crime, Murder, RacismMinor
Racial slurs
640 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101146262
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When recently widowed Penn Cage leaves Houston with his young daughter and returns to his hometown seeking peace, he finds something very different. Natchez, Mississippi, is the jewel of the antebellum South, a city of old secrets and older money....
Community Reviews Summary of 1,226 reviews
Moods
tense 80%
dark 69%
adventurous 47%
emotional 38%
challenging 25%
reflective 22%
sad 22%
informative 19%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 73% | Plot: 20% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 23% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Hate crime, Murder, RacismMinor
Racial slurs