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226 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781787301887
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 03 November 2022
Description
A gorgeous Beijing-set novel of music, secrets and self-discoveryFor three years, Song Yan has filled the emptiness of her Beijing apartment with the tentative notes of her young piano students. With her marriage, she gave up on her own career as ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,086 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
emotional 52%
sad 37%
dark 32%
challenging 19%
tense 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 26% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Child death, AlcoholModerate
Death, Grief, AbandonmentMinor
Death of parent
226 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781787301887
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 03 November 2022
Description
A gorgeous Beijing-set novel of music, secrets and self-discoveryFor three years, Song Yan has filled the emptiness of her Beijing apartment with the tentative notes of her young piano students. With her marriage, she gave up on her own career as ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,086 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
emotional 52%
sad 37%
dark 32%
challenging 19%
tense 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 26% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Child death, AlcoholModerate
Death, Grief, AbandonmentMinor
Death of parent