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400 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684835037
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 01 January 1996
Description
From the author of The New York Times best seller Possession, comes a highly acclaimed novel which captures in brilliant detail the life of one extended English family-and illuminates the choices they must make between domesticity and ambition, li...
Community Reviews Summary of 182 reviews
Moods
challenging 85%
reflective 71%
sad 57%
funny 42%
inspiring 28%
dark 14%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Grief, Death of parentMinor
Sexual assault
400 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684835037
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 01 January 1996
Description
From the author of The New York Times best seller Possession, comes a highly acclaimed novel which captures in brilliant detail the life of one extended English family-and illuminates the choices they must make between domesticity and ambition, li...
Community Reviews Summary of 182 reviews
Moods
challenging 85%
reflective 71%
sad 57%
funny 42%
inspiring 28%
dark 14%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Grief, Death of parentMinor
Sexual assault