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272 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847082619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 06 January 2011
Description
It is April 1946. Evelyn Sert, twenty years old, a hairdresser from Soho, sails for Palestine, where Jewish refugees and idealists are gathering from across Europe to start a new life in a brand-new country.In the glittering, cosmopolitan, Bauhaus...
Community Reviews Summary of 151 reviews
Moods
challenging 46%
informative 46%
adventurous 38%
emotional 38%
sad 23%
dark 15%
tense 15%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 38% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 23%Average rating
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272 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847082619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 06 January 2011
Description
It is April 1946. Evelyn Sert, twenty years old, a hairdresser from Soho, sails for Palestine, where Jewish refugees and idealists are gathering from across Europe to start a new life in a brand-new country.In the glittering, cosmopolitan, Bauhaus...
Community Reviews Summary of 151 reviews
Moods
challenging 46%
informative 46%
adventurous 38%
emotional 38%
sad 23%
dark 15%
tense 15%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 38% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 23%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.