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231 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670033621
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking Adult
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Booker Prize-winning novelist Penelope Lively's latest novel opens with a snapshot: Kath, before her death, at an unknown gathering, holding hands with a man who is not her husband. The photograph is in an envelope marked "DON'T OPEN - DESTROY." B...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
challenging 33%
tense 33%
reflective 16%
sad 16%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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231 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670033621
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking Adult
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Booker Prize-winning novelist Penelope Lively's latest novel opens with a snapshot: Kath, before her death, at an unknown gathering, holding hands with a man who is not her husband. The photograph is in an envelope marked "DON'T OPEN - DESTROY." B...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
challenging 33%
tense 33%
reflective 16%
sad 16%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.