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382 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782113607
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the winner of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, a brilliantly haunting and suspenseful debut set in modern-day Britain where water is running out everywhere except at The Well; the farm of one seemingly ordinary family whose mysterious good f...
Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 40%
challenging 30%
emotional 30%
reflective 30%
sad 20%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 40% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
No: 45% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Suicide, Self harm
382 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782113607
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the winner of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, a brilliantly haunting and suspenseful debut set in modern-day Britain where water is running out everywhere except at The Well; the farm of one seemingly ordinary family whose mysterious good f...
Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 40%
challenging 30%
emotional 30%
reflective 30%
sad 20%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 40% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
No: 45% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Suicide, Self harm