The Colonel's Wife by Rosa Liksom

The Colonel's Wife

Rosa Liksom with Lola Rogers

160 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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A bold, dark-hued novel by a writer who “conjures beauty from the ugliest of things” (The Wall Street Journal)In the final twilit moments of her life, an elderly woman looks back on her years in the thrall of fascism and Nazism. Both her authorita...

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Community Reviews

3.47
based on 114 reviews

Moods

dark: 77%

reflective: 66%

emotional: 33%

sad: 22%

tense: 22%

challenging: 11%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
88% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

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