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325 pages • first pub 1993 (view editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00H03IE94
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Edition Pub Date: 19 December 2013
This novel is ideal for readers who enjoy intricately layered historical narratives that weave personal secrets, forbidden love, and moral dilemmas against vivid, atmospheric backdrops.
Description
Boyd, the author of A Good Man in Africa and Brazzaville Beach, here gives us something entirely new, part suspense, part romance, all grand storytelling.A young woman, waylaid by an old man who claims to be her father, hears his story of corrupti...
Community Reviews
Moods
mysterious: 81%
reflective: 45%
sad: 45%
dark: 36%
emotional: 36%
adventurous: 27%
informative: 18%
challenging: 9%
hopeful: 9%
lighthearted: 9%
tense: 9%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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325 pages • first pub 1993 (view editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00H03IE94
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Edition Pub Date: 19 December 2013
This novel is ideal for readers who enjoy intricately layered historical narratives that weave personal secrets, forbidden love, and moral dilemmas against vivid, atmospheric backdrops.
Description
Boyd, the author of A Good Man in Africa and Brazzaville Beach, here gives us something entirely new, part suspense, part romance, all grand storytelling.A young woman, waylaid by an old man who claims to be her father, hears his story of corrupti...
Community Reviews
Moods
mysterious: 81%
reflective: 45%
sad: 45%
dark: 36%
emotional: 36%
adventurous: 27%
informative: 18%
challenging: 9%
hopeful: 9%
lighthearted: 9%
tense: 9%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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 support@thestorygraph.com to request the content warning form.