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336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250100856
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 15 November 2016
Description
Long-listed for the 2018 International DUBLIN Literary AwardAll her life Vera has felt like a stranger in the old and drafty half-timbered farmhouse she arrived at as a five-year-old refugee from East Prussia in 1945, and yet she can't seem to let...
Community Reviews Summary of 596 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 42%
hopeful 34%
funny 32%
inspiring 23%
dark 13%
informative 9%
relaxing 9%
challenging 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 6%
tense 6%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Child deathModerate
Alcoholism, Blood, WarMinor
Classism, Animal death, Domestic abuse
336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250100856
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 15 November 2016
Description
Long-listed for the 2018 International DUBLIN Literary AwardAll her life Vera has felt like a stranger in the old and drafty half-timbered farmhouse she arrived at as a five-year-old refugee from East Prussia in 1945, and yet she can't seem to let...
Community Reviews Summary of 596 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 42%
hopeful 34%
funny 32%
inspiring 23%
dark 13%
informative 9%
relaxing 9%
challenging 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 6%
tense 6%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Child deathModerate
Alcoholism, Blood, WarMinor
Classism, Animal death, Domestic abuse