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256 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307268037
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 11 March 2008
Description
Following The Rotters' Club and its sequel, The Closed Circle, Jonathan Coe now offers his first stand-alone novel in a decade, a story of three generations of women whose destinies reach from the English countryside in World War II to London, Tor...
Community Reviews Summary of 387 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
sad 42%
mysterious 35%
dark 28%
hopeful 21%
challenging 14%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%
relaxing 7%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Emotional abuse
256 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307268037
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 11 March 2008
Description
Following The Rotters' Club and its sequel, The Closed Circle, Jonathan Coe now offers his first stand-alone novel in a decade, a story of three generations of women whose destinies reach from the English countryside in World War II to London, Tor...
Community Reviews Summary of 387 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
sad 42%
mysterious 35%
dark 28%
hopeful 21%
challenging 14%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%
relaxing 7%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Emotional abuse