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marillenbaum 's review for:
The Summer Before the War
by Helen Simonson
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It starts off like an Angela Thirkell, but then shows its depths—stripping away the sense of a genteel portrait of village life to show the cruelty and wickedness of the class system, racist stereotypes, and purity culture in Edwardian England.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault