Keeping the World Away by Margaret Forster

Keeping the World Away

Margaret Forster

352 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction art historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Lost, found, stolen, strayed, sold, fought over... This engrossing, beautifully crafted novel follows the fictional adventures, over a hundred years, of an early 20th-century painting and the women whose lives it touches.It opens with bold, passio...

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Moods

reflective 100%
sad 100%
emotional 50%
hopeful 50%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

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3.92

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