For the Life of Laetitia
by Merle Hodge
Taste attributes: dramateenfamilywholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA good-natured, contained novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
As the first in her family to go to secondary school, twelve-year-old Lacey struggles with a variety of problems including a cruel teacher and a difficult home life with her father and stepmother.
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- Author
- Merle Hodge
- Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 199
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- Open Library
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