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331 pages • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Description
In 1899, an Englishman named Martin Pearce stumbles out of the desert into an East African coastal town and is rescued by Hassanali, a shopkeeper whose beautiful sister Rehana nurses Pearce back to health. Pearce and Rehana begin a passionate illi...
Community Reviews Summary of 77 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
sad 54%
challenging 36%
dark 31%
informative 22%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
Pace
slow 38%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 35% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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Moderate
Classism, ColonisationMinor
Alcoholism, Misogyny, Death331 pages • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Description
In 1899, an Englishman named Martin Pearce stumbles out of the desert into an East African coastal town and is rescued by Hassanali, a shopkeeper whose beautiful sister Rehana nurses Pearce back to health. Pearce and Rehana begin a passionate illi...
Community Reviews Summary of 77 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
sad 54%
challenging 36%
dark 31%
informative 22%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
Pace
slow 38%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 35% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Classism, ColonisationMinor
Alcoholism, Misogyny, Death