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320 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316253574
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 17 December 2013
Description
A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier’s third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted urchin caught up in the Franco...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
reflective 33%
challenging 27%
adventurous 22%
mysterious 22%
sad 22%
tense 16%
emotional 11%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 35% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Toxic relationship, Suicide, MurderModerate
Antisemitism, Death, Child deathMinor
Physical abuse, War
320 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316253574
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 17 December 2013
Description
A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier’s third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted urchin caught up in the Franco...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
reflective 33%
challenging 27%
adventurous 22%
mysterious 22%
sad 22%
tense 16%
emotional 11%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 35% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Toxic relationship, Suicide, MurderModerate
Antisemitism, Death, Child deathMinor
Physical abuse, War