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320 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782274773
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 04 July 2019
Description
The first English translation of a pioneering Russian writer: a hypnotically dark classic of love, deceit and wayward youth in ParisLeft to her own devices in Biarritz, fourteen-year-old Russian Liza meets an older English boy, Cromwell, on a beac...
Community Reviews Summary of 31 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
emotional 42%
mysterious 42%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
reflective 14%
tense 14%
Pace
slow 28%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 16% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 83% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Average rating
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320 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782274773
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 04 July 2019
Description
The first English translation of a pioneering Russian writer: a hypnotically dark classic of love, deceit and wayward youth in ParisLeft to her own devices in Biarritz, fourteen-year-old Russian Liza meets an older English boy, Cromwell, on a beac...
Community Reviews Summary of 31 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
emotional 42%
mysterious 42%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
reflective 14%
tense 14%
Pace
slow 28%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 16% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 83% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.