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421 pages • first pub 1919 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781903155028
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Persephone Books
Publication date: 01 January 2000
Description
Alex Clare is awkward and oversensitive and gets everything wrong; she refuses to marry the only young man who ‘offers’ and believes there is nothing left for her but to enter a convent. But that is not quite the end of her tragic story. Nor was i...
Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews
Moods
reflective 88%
dark 77%
emotional 77%
challenging 22%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 28%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, GaslightingMinor
Suicide
421 pages • first pub 1919 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781903155028
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Persephone Books
Publication date: 01 January 2000
Description
Alex Clare is awkward and oversensitive and gets everything wrong; she refuses to marry the only young man who ‘offers’ and believes there is nothing left for her but to enter a convent. But that is not quite the end of her tragic story. Nor was i...
Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews
Moods
reflective 88%
dark 77%
emotional 77%
challenging 22%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 28%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, GaslightingMinor
Suicide