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272 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345804617
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 06 January 2015
Description
For years Joan has been trying to forget her past, to find peace and satisfaction in her role as wife and mother. Few in her drowsy California suburb know her thrilling history: as a young American ballerina in Paris, she fell into a doomed, passi...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,398 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 32%
dark 21%
challenging 18%
tense 18%
mysterious 16%
hopeful 14%
informative 9%
inspiring 8%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 36% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Suicide, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Drug use, Eating disorder, PregnancyMinor
Infertility272 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345804617
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 06 January 2015
Description
For years Joan has been trying to forget her past, to find peace and satisfaction in her role as wife and mother. Few in her drowsy California suburb know her thrilling history: as a young American ballerina in Paris, she fell into a doomed, passi...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,398 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 32%
dark 21%
challenging 18%
tense 18%
mysterious 16%
hopeful 14%
informative 9%
inspiring 8%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 36% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Drug use, Eating disorder, PregnancyMinor
Infertility