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256 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330458146
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
In a vast, mysterious house on the cliffs near Dover, the Silver family is reeling from the hole punched into its heart. Lily is gone and her twins, Miranda and Eliot, and her husband, the gentle Luc, mourn her absence with unspoken intensity. All...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,222 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 45%
challenging 44%
sad 25%
emotional 24%
reflective 19%
adventurous 3%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 23% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 33% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Mental illness, RacismModerate
Death of parentMinor
Incest256 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330458146
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
In a vast, mysterious house on the cliffs near Dover, the Silver family is reeling from the hole punched into its heart. Lily is gone and her twins, Miranda and Eliot, and her husband, the gentle Luc, mourn her absence with unspoken intensity. All...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,222 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 45%
challenging 44%
sad 25%
emotional 24%
reflective 19%
adventurous 3%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 23% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 33% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Mental illness, RacismModerate
Death of parentMinor
Incest