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384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780698151543
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 06 February 2014
Description
A mother-daughter story of reinvention—about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in LouisianaWhy exactly Charley Bordelon’s late father left her eight hundred sprawling acres of sugarcane land in rural Louisiana is...
Community Reviews Summary of 907 reviews
Moods
reflective 40%
hopeful 37%
tense 32%
sad 29%
challenging 24%
dark 24%
informative 24%
inspiring 16%
adventurous 10%
relaxing 5%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Character: 28% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Death of parent, ViolenceModerate
Drug use, Classism, AbandonmentMinor
Slavery, Suicide, Sexual harassment
384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780698151543
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 06 February 2014
Description
A mother-daughter story of reinvention—about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in LouisianaWhy exactly Charley Bordelon’s late father left her eight hundred sprawling acres of sugarcane land in rural Louisiana is...
Community Reviews Summary of 907 reviews
Moods
reflective 40%
hopeful 37%
tense 32%
sad 29%
challenging 24%
dark 24%
informative 24%
inspiring 16%
adventurous 10%
relaxing 5%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Character: 28% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Death of parent, ViolenceModerate
Drug use, Classism, AbandonmentMinor
Slavery, Suicide, Sexual harassment