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14 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735248533
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 12 September 2012
Description
From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fa...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,437 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 48%
emotional 41%
reflective 27%
challenging 22%
sad 22%
funny 11%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 36% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 32% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Grief, Body horrorModerate
Racism, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship14 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735248533
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 12 September 2012
Description
From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fa...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,437 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 48%
emotional 41%
reflective 27%
challenging 22%
sad 22%
funny 11%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 36% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 32% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Grief, Body horrorModerate
Racism, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship