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Frenchman's Creek

Name: Frenchman's Creek
Author: Daphne du Maurier

by Daphne du Maurier

1941•Romance•282 pages

Taste attributes: romanceadventurehistoricalthrillerfresh & originallinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipall consuming questfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA moving romance novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

Jaded by the numbing politeness of Restoration London, Lady Dona St. Columb revolts against high society. She rides into the countryside, guided only by her restlessness and her longing to escape.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceAdventureHistoricalThrillerComplex relationshipAll consuming questFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

RomanceGothicSuspensePiratesPirates in fiction

Details

Author: Daphne du Maurier
Published: 1941
Pages: 282
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Source: Open Library

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