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8 hours, 56 minutes • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781440721724
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Publication date: 09 April 2009
Description
Robert Goolrick's riveting debut novel is both foreboding and sensual. When a wealthy man first meets his mail-order bride in 1907, he realizes this statuesque beauty is anything but a "simple missionary's daughter." But he doesn't know of her dev...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,512 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
tense 52%
emotional 40%
mysterious 32%
reflective 16%
challenging 12%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 36% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuseModerate
Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationshipMinor
Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia
8 hours, 56 minutes • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781440721724
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Publication date: 09 April 2009
Description
Robert Goolrick's riveting debut novel is both foreboding and sensual. When a wealthy man first meets his mail-order bride in 1907, he realizes this statuesque beauty is anything but a "simple missionary's daughter." But he doesn't know of her dev...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,512 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
tense 52%
emotional 40%
mysterious 32%
reflective 16%
challenging 12%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 36% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuseModerate
Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationshipMinor
Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia