Scan barcode
172 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780704372078
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Quartet Books (UK)
Publication date: 01 May 2011
Description
A 1960s Austrian housewife is forced to review her past when pages from old diaries begin to arrive mysteriously in the letter box at her family home. Each day after the windows are cleaned and the baking is done, she forces herself to read and bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
mysterious 62%
sad 50%
dark 37%
challenging 12%
emotional 12%
funny 12%
inspiring 12%
tense 12%
Pace
slow 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty
172 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780704372078
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Quartet Books (UK)
Publication date: 01 May 2011
Description
A 1960s Austrian housewife is forced to review her past when pages from old diaries begin to arrive mysteriously in the letter box at her family home. Each day after the windows are cleaned and the baking is done, she forces herself to read and bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
mysterious 62%
sad 50%
dark 37%
challenging 12%
emotional 12%
funny 12%
inspiring 12%
tense 12%
Pace
slow 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty