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336 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425169698
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Publication date: 01 July 1999
Description
After nearly twenty years of living in California, March Murray, along with her fifteen-year-old daughter, Gwen, returns to the sleepy Massachusetts town where she grew up to attend the funeral of Judith Dale, the beloved housekeeper who raised he...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,435 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
tense 61%
sad 56%
mysterious 31%
reflective 27%
challenging 25%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, BloodModerate
Infidelity, Animal cruelty, DeathMinor
Sexual content, Animal death, Child death
336 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425169698
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Publication date: 01 July 1999
Description
After nearly twenty years of living in California, March Murray, along with her fifteen-year-old daughter, Gwen, returns to the sleepy Massachusetts town where she grew up to attend the funeral of Judith Dale, the beloved housekeeper who raised he...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,435 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
tense 61%
sad 56%
mysterious 31%
reflective 27%
challenging 25%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, BloodModerate
Infidelity, Animal cruelty, DeathMinor
Sexual content, Animal death, Child death