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352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781787302907
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 11 April 2024
Description
Meirionydd, 1783. Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital. The only job he can find is as a physician in the backwaters of Wales where he can't speak the language, belief in myth and magic is rife, and the vi...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
dark 81%
tense 77%
emotional 36%
informative 22%
adventurous 13%
sad 13%
challenging 9%
reflective 9%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 87% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 43%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Medical traumaModerate
Child deathMinor
Death of parent
352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781787302907
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 11 April 2024
Description
Meirionydd, 1783. Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital. The only job he can find is as a physician in the backwaters of Wales where he can't speak the language, belief in myth and magic is rife, and the vi...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
dark 81%
tense 77%
emotional 36%
informative 22%
adventurous 13%
sad 13%
challenging 9%
reflective 9%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 87% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 43%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Medical traumaModerate
Child deathMinor
Death of parent