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352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780552779470
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Black Swan
Publication date: 01 September 2016
Description
Where love is your only escape .... 1911: Inside an asylum at the edge of the Yorkshire moors, where men and women are kept apart by high walls and barred windows, there is a ballroom vast and beautiful. For one bright evening every week they come...
Community Reviews Summary of 550 reviews
Moods
sad 81%
dark 50%
reflective 31%
hopeful 27%
informative 22%
challenging 18%
mysterious 13%
adventurous 9%
tense 9%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 46%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness, Self harmMinor
Suicide352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780552779470
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Black Swan
Publication date: 01 September 2016
Description
Where love is your only escape .... 1911: Inside an asylum at the edge of the Yorkshire moors, where men and women are kept apart by high walls and barred windows, there is a ballroom vast and beautiful. For one bright evening every week they come...
Community Reviews Summary of 550 reviews
Moods
sad 81%
dark 50%
reflective 31%
hopeful 27%
informative 22%
challenging 18%
mysterious 13%
adventurous 9%
tense 9%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 46%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness, Self harmMinor
Suicide