The Girl from the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan

The Girl from the Garden

Parnaz Foroutan

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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An extraordinary new writer makes her literary debut with this suspenseful novel of desire, obsession, power and vulnerability, in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early twentieth-century I...

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Community Reviews Summary of 92 reviews

Moods

emotional 87%
sad 75%
tense 75%
dark 62%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
informative 12%
mysterious 12%

Pace

medium 75%
fast 12%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 75% | Character: 12% | N/A: 12%

Strong character development?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%

Average rating

3.69

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