Coming Through the Rye
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Coming Through the Rye

by Grace Livingston Hill

1926•Drama•334 pages

Taste attributes: dramacrimeromancewholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA realistic, stirring novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

Romayne Ransom returned from a cancelled house party to find her home crawling with police officers. Her father, arriving home just after her, saw the scene and passed out. Evan Sherwood, head of an organization called The League, proceeded to inform Romayne of the illegal bootlegging activities that had been going on behind and beneath her home.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaCrimeRomanceSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Young womenProhibitionForgiveness

Details

Author
Grace Livingston Hill
Published
1926
Pages
334
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