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320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349006789
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: 06 April 2017
Description
The Second World War is over, a new decade is beginning but for an East End teenage brother and sister living on the edge of the law, life has been suspended. Sent away to a tuberculosis sanatorium in Kent to learn the way of the patient, they fin...
Community Reviews Summary of 269 reviews
Moods
informative 54%
emotional 45%
dark 27%
sad 27%
hopeful 18%
challenging 9%
funny 9%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Antisemitism, Medical trauma
320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349006789
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: 06 April 2017
Description
The Second World War is over, a new decade is beginning but for an East End teenage brother and sister living on the edge of the law, life has been suspended. Sent away to a tuberculosis sanatorium in Kent to learn the way of the patient, they fin...
Community Reviews Summary of 269 reviews
Moods
informative 54%
emotional 45%
dark 27%
sad 27%
hopeful 18%
challenging 9%
funny 9%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Antisemitism, Medical trauma