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528 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349013404
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When Link Williams, a college-educated twenty-six-year-old African-American man, falls for Camilo Sheffield, a wealthy married white woman, things will never be the same in the sleepy New England town of Monmouth, Connecticut. Set in the 1950s, th...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
reflective 57%
dark 47%
sad 42%
tense 36%
funny 5%
informative 5%
Pace
medium 45%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Character: 37%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 43%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 23% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 47% | No: 5%Average rating
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Murder, Gun violence, Racism528 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349013404
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When Link Williams, a college-educated twenty-six-year-old African-American man, falls for Camilo Sheffield, a wealthy married white woman, things will never be the same in the sleepy New England town of Monmouth, Connecticut. Set in the 1950s, th...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
reflective 57%
dark 47%
sad 42%
tense 36%
funny 5%
informative 5%
Pace
medium 45%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Character: 37%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 43%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 23% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 47% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Gun violence, Racism