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368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241978696
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 20 August 2020
Description
Richly expansive and deeply moving, an intimate novel of secret lives and painful histories from one of the finest storytellers we haveLilia Liska is 81. She has shrewdly outlived three husbands, raised five children and seen the arrival of sevent...
Community Reviews Summary of 368 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
sad 35%
challenging 19%
dark 12%
funny 12%
mysterious 11%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 4%
tense 3%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 17%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 19%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Suicide, Death, Self harmModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parentMinor
Suicide attempt, War, Colonisation368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241978696
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 20 August 2020
Description
Richly expansive and deeply moving, an intimate novel of secret lives and painful histories from one of the finest storytellers we haveLilia Liska is 81. She has shrewdly outlived three husbands, raised five children and seen the arrival of sevent...
Community Reviews Summary of 368 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
sad 35%
challenging 19%
dark 12%
funny 12%
mysterious 11%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 4%
tense 3%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 17%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 19%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Self harmModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parentMinor
Suicide attempt, War, Colonisation