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531 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007202805
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 01 May 2006
Description
Belinda Alexandra returns with an exciting new novel as memorable as the scent of lavender.At fourteen, Simone Fleurier is wrenched from her home on a Provençal lavender farm and sent to work in Marseilles. Her life there is hard and impoverished,...
Community Reviews Summary of 90 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
inspiring 42%
tense 42%
challenging 28%
dark 28%
hopeful 28%
mysterious 28%
reflective 14%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | N/A: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, War
531 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007202805
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 01 May 2006
Description
Belinda Alexandra returns with an exciting new novel as memorable as the scent of lavender.At fourteen, Simone Fleurier is wrenched from her home on a Provençal lavender farm and sent to work in Marseilles. Her life there is hard and impoverished,...
Community Reviews Summary of 90 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
inspiring 42%
tense 42%
challenging 28%
dark 28%
hopeful 28%
mysterious 28%
reflective 14%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | N/A: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, War