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128 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781497646315
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Bestselling author “May Sarton has never been better than she is in this beautiful, harrowing novel about being old, unwanted, yet refusing to give up” (The Boston Globe). After seventy-six-year-old Caro Spencer suffers a heart attack, her family ...
Community Reviews Summary of 94 reviews
Moods
emotional 77%
sad 77%
dark 66%
challenging 44%
hopeful 22%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 11%
tense 11%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | Plot: 11% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia
128 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781497646315
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Bestselling author “May Sarton has never been better than she is in this beautiful, harrowing novel about being old, unwanted, yet refusing to give up” (The Boston Globe). After seventy-six-year-old Caro Spencer suffers a heart attack, her family ...
Community Reviews Summary of 94 reviews
Moods
emotional 77%
sad 77%
dark 66%
challenging 44%
hopeful 22%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 11%
tense 11%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | Plot: 11% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia