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138 pages • first pub 1930 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0140032568
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 January 1971
Description
Six months after leaving Mr Mackenzie, Julia Martin's weekly cheques from her ex-lover stop. So she abandons her seedy Paris hotel for a dingy bedroom in Bloomsbury; vaguely planning to use her fading sexual charms to extract money from lovers old...
Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
emotional 57%
dark 53%
tense 11%
funny 7%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 3%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 4% | A mix: 4%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 33% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
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Death of parentMinor
Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts138 pages • first pub 1930 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0140032568
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 January 1971
Description
Six months after leaving Mr Mackenzie, Julia Martin's weekly cheques from her ex-lover stop. So she abandons her seedy Paris hotel for a dingy bedroom in Bloomsbury; vaguely planning to use her fading sexual charms to extract money from lovers old...
Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
emotional 57%
dark 53%
tense 11%
funny 7%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 3%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 4% | A mix: 4%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 33% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death of parentMinor
Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts