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128 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784742683
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Description
'Home's not a place, you must believe this,but one who names you and means beloved.'In 1908, Eliza Showell, twelve years old and newly orphaned, boards a ship that will carry her from the slums of the Black Country to rural Nova Scotia. She will n...
Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 62%
informative 56%
challenging 31%
dark 18%
inspiring 18%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 6%
Pace
slow 30%
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 8% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 75% | N/A: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Grief, Child abuseModerate
Death of parent
128 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784742683
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Description
'Home's not a place, you must believe this,but one who names you and means beloved.'In 1908, Eliza Showell, twelve years old and newly orphaned, boards a ship that will carry her from the slums of the Black Country to rural Nova Scotia. She will n...
Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 62%
informative 56%
challenging 31%
dark 18%
inspiring 18%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 6%
Pace
slow 30%
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 8% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 75% | N/A: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Grief, Child abuseModerate
Death of parent