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371 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857528865
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Description
From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and The Heart's Invisible Furies.Ninety-one-year-old Gretel Fernsby has lived in the same mansion block in London for decades. She leads a com...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,524 reviews
Moods
sad 65%
dark 63%
reflective 63%
challenging 43%
tense 39%
informative 16%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 22% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, ViolenceModerate
War, Child abuse, Physical abuseMinor
Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent371 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857528865
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Description
From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and The Heart's Invisible Furies.Ninety-one-year-old Gretel Fernsby has lived in the same mansion block in London for decades. She leads a com...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,524 reviews
Moods
sad 65%
dark 63%
reflective 63%
challenging 43%
tense 39%
informative 16%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 22% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, ViolenceModerate
War, Child abuse, Physical abuseMinor
Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent