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336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781922458025
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 02 July 2020
Description
What if Elizabeth Macarthur—wife of the notorious John Macarthur, wool baron in the earliest days of Sydney—had written a shockingly frank secret memoir? And what if novelist Kate Grenville had miraculously found and published it? That’s the start...
Community Reviews Summary of 547 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
informative 36%
adventurous 26%
sad 25%
inspiring 17%
challenging 15%
hopeful 14%
dark 13%
relaxing 11%
lighthearted 7%
funny 4%
tense 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 32% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 24%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Child death, RacismModerate
Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual contentMinor
Death, Genocide, Grief
336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781922458025
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 02 July 2020
Description
What if Elizabeth Macarthur—wife of the notorious John Macarthur, wool baron in the earliest days of Sydney—had written a shockingly frank secret memoir? And what if novelist Kate Grenville had miraculously found and published it? That’s the start...
Community Reviews Summary of 547 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
informative 36%
adventurous 26%
sad 25%
inspiring 17%
challenging 15%
hopeful 14%
dark 13%
relaxing 11%
lighthearted 7%
funny 4%
tense 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 32% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 24%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Child death, RacismModerate
Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual contentMinor
Death, Genocide, Grief