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243 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780142000236
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 31 December 2001
Description
In the words of bestselling author Susan Vreeland, “Renate Dorrestein knows how to chill her readers with tragedy and then melt their hearts with forgiveness.” A Heart of Stone is a story of love, fate, and survival that plumbs the undercurrents o...
Community Reviews Summary of 214 reviews
Moods
emotional 81%
sad 54%
mysterious 45%
tense 36%
challenging 27%
reflective 27%
funny 9%
informative 9%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 45%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
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Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment
243 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780142000236
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 31 December 2001
Description
In the words of bestselling author Susan Vreeland, “Renate Dorrestein knows how to chill her readers with tragedy and then melt their hearts with forgiveness.” A Heart of Stone is a story of love, fate, and survival that plumbs the undercurrents o...
Community Reviews Summary of 214 reviews
Moods
emotional 81%
sad 54%
mysterious 45%
tense 36%
challenging 27%
reflective 27%
funny 9%
informative 9%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 45%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment