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529 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385720113
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
Booker Prize Finalist Here is an extraordinary cross-cultural love story that unfurls across Egypt, England, and the United States over the course of a century. Isabel Parkman, a divorced American journalist, has fallen in love with a gifted and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 397 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
adventurous 39%
challenging 30%
informative 30%
sad 30%
hopeful 26%
inspiring 17%
tense 13%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%
dark 4%
Pace
medium 21%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 31%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 10% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Colonisation, Death, MurderMinor
Pregnancy, Sexual content
529 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385720113
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
Booker Prize Finalist Here is an extraordinary cross-cultural love story that unfurls across Egypt, England, and the United States over the course of a century. Isabel Parkman, a divorced American journalist, has fallen in love with a gifted and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 397 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
adventurous 39%
challenging 30%
informative 30%
sad 30%
hopeful 26%
inspiring 17%
tense 13%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%
dark 4%
Pace
medium 21%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 31%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 10% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Colonisation, Death, MurderMinor
Pregnancy, Sexual content