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424 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Manilla Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the bestselling author of The Familiars and The Foundling comes Stacey Halls's most compelling and ambitious novel to date. West Yorkshire, 1904. When newly graduated nurse Ruby May takes a position looking after the children of Charles a...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,241 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
emotional 47%
tense 47%
sad 20%
reflective 17%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 10%
challenging 9%
inspiring 4%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 35% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illnessModerate
Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death
424 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Manilla Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the bestselling author of The Familiars and The Foundling comes Stacey Halls's most compelling and ambitious novel to date. West Yorkshire, 1904. When newly graduated nurse Ruby May takes a position looking after the children of Charles a...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,241 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
emotional 47%
tense 47%
sad 20%
reflective 17%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 10%
challenging 9%
inspiring 4%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 35% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illnessModerate
Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death