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290 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780061966354
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins e-Books
Publication date: 05 January 2010
Description
An ambitious and startling debut novel that follows the lives of four women at a resort popular among slaveholders who bring their enslaved mistresseswench \'wench\ n. from Middle English "wenchel," 1 a: a girl, maid, young woman; a female child.T...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,061 reviews
Moods
sad 80%
challenging 51%
dark 48%
reflective 46%
tense 41%
informative 36%
inspiring 9%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 34%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Rape, RacismModerate
Violence, Suicide, IncestMinor
Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Grief
290 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780061966354
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins e-Books
Publication date: 05 January 2010
Description
An ambitious and startling debut novel that follows the lives of four women at a resort popular among slaveholders who bring their enslaved mistresseswench \'wench\ n. from Middle English "wenchel," 1 a: a girl, maid, young woman; a female child.T...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,061 reviews
Moods
sad 80%
challenging 51%
dark 48%
reflective 46%
tense 41%
informative 36%
inspiring 9%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 34%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Rape, RacismModerate
Violence, Suicide, IncestMinor
Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Grief