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336 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781844089529
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Modern Classics
Publication date: 02 October 2014
Description
Elsie, sheltered and naive, is seventeen and unhappy. Stifled by life with her bickering parents in a bleak Cornish village, she falls in love with the first presentable young man she meets – Peter, an ambitious London doctor. On his advice she ru...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
funny 53%
lighthearted 53%
emotional 33%
mysterious 20%
challenging 13%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
sad 6%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 38% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 46% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Misogyny
336 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781844089529
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Modern Classics
Publication date: 02 October 2014
Description
Elsie, sheltered and naive, is seventeen and unhappy. Stifled by life with her bickering parents in a bleak Cornish village, she falls in love with the first presentable young man she meets – Peter, an ambitious London doctor. On his advice she ru...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
funny 53%
lighthearted 53%
emotional 33%
mysterious 20%
challenging 13%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
sad 6%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 38% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 46% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Misogyny