The House Girl by Tara Conklin

The House Girl

Tara Conklin

370 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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Is it ever too late to right a wrong?Lyndhurst, Virginia, 1852. Seventeen-year-old Josephine Bell decides to run away from the failing tobacco farm where she is a slave and nurse to her ailing mistress, the aspiring artist Lu Anne Bell. New York C...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,213 reviews

Moods

emotional 94%
sad 55%
reflective 50%
informative 41%
challenging 32%
mysterious 29%
tense 23%
adventurous 20%
dark 17%
hopeful 17%
inspiring 17%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 30%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 51% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 24%

Average rating

3.59

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