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371 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857528858
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Description
1946. Three years after a cataclysmic event which tore their lives apart, a mother and daughter flee Poland for Paris, shame and fear at their heels, not knowing how hard it is to escape your past. Nearly eighty years later, Gretel Fernsby lives a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,520 reviews
Moods
sad 65%
reflective 63%
dark 62%
challenging 43%
tense 39%
informative 16%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 22% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, ViolenceModerate
War, Child abuse, Physical abuseMinor
Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent
371 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857528858
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Description
1946. Three years after a cataclysmic event which tore their lives apart, a mother and daughter flee Poland for Paris, shame and fear at their heels, not knowing how hard it is to escape your past. Nearly eighty years later, Gretel Fernsby lives a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,520 reviews
Moods
sad 65%
reflective 63%
dark 62%
challenging 43%
tense 39%
informative 16%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 22% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, ViolenceModerate
War, Child abuse, Physical abuseMinor
Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent