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309 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060171100
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: Not specified
Description
It is a strangely hot September in a genteel Dublin suburb, and Pen O'Grady has lost her lover - if she ever really had her to lose. Back in convent school in the late seventies, Pen fell for tall, pale, indecipherable Cara, whose enthralling oddi...
Community Reviews Summary of 363 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 77%
dark 22%
challenging 16%
funny 16%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Infidelity, Sexual contentModerate
Car accidentMinor
Blood, Grief
309 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060171100
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: Not specified
Description
It is a strangely hot September in a genteel Dublin suburb, and Pen O'Grady has lost her lover - if she ever really had her to lose. Back in convent school in the late seventies, Pen fell for tall, pale, indecipherable Cara, whose enthralling oddi...
Community Reviews Summary of 363 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 77%
dark 22%
challenging 16%
funny 16%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Infidelity, Sexual contentModerate
Car accidentMinor
Blood, Grief