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438 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008283353
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Description
1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an extraordinary evening. Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner is a sexagenarian art historian and possible spy. She ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,384 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
hopeful 66%
inspiring 50%
funny 43%
adventurous 31%
lighthearted 21%
relaxing 18%
sad 18%
informative 11%
challenging 5%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, Sexual contentModerate
Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, AlcoholMinor
Homophobia, Abandonment, Murder
438 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008283353
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Description
1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an extraordinary evening. Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner is a sexagenarian art historian and possible spy. She ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,384 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
hopeful 66%
inspiring 50%
funny 43%
adventurous 31%
lighthearted 21%
relaxing 18%
sad 18%
informative 11%
challenging 5%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, Sexual contentModerate
Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, AlcoholMinor
Homophobia, Abandonment, Murder