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400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781668000830
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 03 January 2023
Description
A brilliant and captivating debut, in the tradition of Alan Hollinghurst and Colm Tóibín, about two marriages, two forbidden love affairs, and the passionate search for social and sexual freedom in late 19th-century London.In this powerful, viscer...
Community Reviews Summary of 764 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
informative 50%
sad 46%
challenging 43%
tense 24%
hopeful 19%
inspiring 19%
dark 12%
adventurous 3%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 26% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Sexual content, InfidelityModerate
Outing, Toxic relationship, LesbophobiaMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death
400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781668000830
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 03 January 2023
Description
A brilliant and captivating debut, in the tradition of Alan Hollinghurst and Colm Tóibín, about two marriages, two forbidden love affairs, and the passionate search for social and sexual freedom in late 19th-century London.In this powerful, viscer...
Community Reviews Summary of 764 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
informative 50%
sad 46%
challenging 43%
tense 24%
hopeful 19%
inspiring 19%
dark 12%
adventurous 3%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 26% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Sexual content, InfidelityModerate
Outing, Toxic relationship, LesbophobiaMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death