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250 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007172887
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 04 March 2010
Description
Following A Change in Climate, this brilliant novel from the double Man Booker prize-winning author of Wolf Hall is a coming-of-age tale set in Seventies London.It is London, 1970. Carmel McBain, in her first term at university, has cut free of he...
Community Reviews Summary of 250 reviews
Moods
emotional 62%
dark 50%
sad 31%
challenging 18%
funny 18%
mysterious 18%
tense 12%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
lighthearted 6%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 26% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Eating disorder, Sexual content, Abortion
250 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007172887
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 04 March 2010
Description
Following A Change in Climate, this brilliant novel from the double Man Booker prize-winning author of Wolf Hall is a coming-of-age tale set in Seventies London.It is London, 1970. Carmel McBain, in her first term at university, has cut free of he...
Community Reviews Summary of 250 reviews
Moods
emotional 62%
dark 50%
sad 31%
challenging 18%
funny 18%
mysterious 18%
tense 12%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
lighthearted 6%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 26% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Eating disorder, Sexual content, Abortion