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384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780369717870
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Graydon House
Publication date: 30 August 2022
Description
1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clande...
Community Reviews Summary of 222 reviews
Moods
informative 56%
sad 55%
inspiring 36%
reflective 36%
hopeful 34%
tense 34%
challenging 30%
dark 23%
adventurous 20%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 31% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 1% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, War, SlaveryModerate
Antisemitism, Child death, Sexual assault
384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780369717870
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Graydon House
Publication date: 30 August 2022
Description
1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clande...
Community Reviews Summary of 222 reviews
Moods
informative 56%
sad 55%
inspiring 36%
reflective 36%
hopeful 34%
tense 34%
challenging 30%
dark 23%
adventurous 20%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 31% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 1% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, War, SlaveryModerate
Antisemitism, Child death, Sexual assault