The Dwelling Place
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The Dwelling Place

by Catherine Cookson

1971•Drama•402 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfamilyromancerealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA stirring novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

When fifteen-year-old Cissie Brodie loses her parents to cholera, she is forced out of the family cottage and left to raise her nine siblings alone. Although desperately poor, the strong-willed Cissie determines to build a new home for the Brodies. It is only a rough stone shelter, but to Cissie and her family it is enough to keep them from the workhouse.

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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

DramaHistoricalFamilyRomanceHuman spirit/resilience/survivalEmpowerment/personal growthUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

Working classHistorical RomanceRomanceBodice ripper

Details

Author
Catherine Cookson
Published
1971
Pages
402
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