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309 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241134436
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 05 April 1995
Description
In the late 1970s, Penelope O'Grady and Cara Wall fall in love. As classmates at an Irish convent school, however, the two girls stand to lose everything in the name of their devotion. Yet Pen, spirited though vulnerable, and Cara, a free spirit w...
Community Reviews Summary of 360 reviews
Moods
reflective 82%
sad 82%
dark 23%
challenging 17%
funny 17%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
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Graphic
Death, Sexual content, Car accidentMinor
Blood, Grief309 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241134436
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 05 April 1995
Description
In the late 1970s, Penelope O'Grady and Cara Wall fall in love. As classmates at an Irish convent school, however, the two girls stand to lose everything in the name of their devotion. Yet Pen, spirited though vulnerable, and Cara, a free spirit w...
Community Reviews Summary of 360 reviews
Moods
reflective 82%
sad 82%
dark 23%
challenging 17%
funny 17%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Sexual content, Car accidentMinor
Blood, Grief