The Winds of Heaven by Monica Dickens

The Winds of Heaven

Monica Dickens with A.S. Byatt

320 pages first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective sad medium-paced
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The Winds of Heaven is a 1955 novel about 'a widow, rising sixty, with no particular gifts or skills, shunted from one to the other of her more or less unwilling daughters on perpetual uneasy visits, with no prospect of her life getting anything b...

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Community Reviews Summary of 61 reviews

Moods

sad 100%
emotional 60%
reflective 40%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
hopeful 20%
relaxing 20%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

4.06

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