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302 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781844088775
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Publication date: 03 May 2012
Description
The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss M...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,084 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 63%
adventurous 55%
emotional 18%
sad 11%
challenging 8%
reflective 4%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Plot: 36% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 30% | Yes: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, ViolenceModerate
Sexual assault, Murder, Death
302 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781844088775
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Publication date: 03 May 2012
Description
The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss M...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,084 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 63%
adventurous 55%
emotional 18%
sad 11%
challenging 8%
reflective 4%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Plot: 36% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 30% | Yes: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, ViolenceModerate
Sexual assault, Murder, Death