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Mary Stewart
272 pages • first pub 1958 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1958
Description
After a drab existence in an English orphanage Linda Martin is appointed governess to the nine-year-old owner of the Chateau Valmy in the French Alps. All seems rosy, but the tensions become terrors when a bullet is fired in the beechwoods."
Community Reviews Summary of 890 reviews
Moods
tense 56%
adventurous 54%
emotional 38%
dark 34%
lighthearted 8%
challenging 6%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
reflective 4%
relaxing 2%
sad 2%
Pace
fast 42%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 53% | A mix: 38% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
No: 60% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
AbleismMinor
Racial slurs—
Mary Stewart
272 pages • first pub 1958 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1958
Description
After a drab existence in an English orphanage Linda Martin is appointed governess to the nine-year-old owner of the Chateau Valmy in the French Alps. All seems rosy, but the tensions become terrors when a bullet is fired in the beechwoods."
Community Reviews Summary of 890 reviews
Moods
tense 56%
adventurous 54%
emotional 38%
dark 34%
lighthearted 8%
challenging 6%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
reflective 4%
relaxing 2%
sad 2%
Pace
fast 42%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 53% | A mix: 38% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
No: 60% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
AbleismMinor
Racial slurs