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The Other Daughter
Lauren Willig
2015 · Historical fiction
How it reads
The Other Daughter is historical fiction (historical romantic mystery, specifically), and its dominant mood is romantic. The relationship is the engine of the story. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.
It's set in an international setting, in the historical past, told across two timelines. Its central concerns are secrets, love and class and society. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.
It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending resolves happily. It's well known, the kind of book most keen readers have heard of.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something romantic
- you want a complete story in one book
- you want to be sure it ends well
Maybe not if…
- you need something eerie or tense
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- historical fiction
- Author gender
- female
- Author experience
- established
- Setting: place
- international
- Setting: time
- historical
- Mood / feeling
- romantic
- Pace
- moderate
- Tone / weight
- balanced
- Length
- medium
- Narrative style
- dual timeline
- Publication era
- recent
- Popularity
- well known
- Series vs standalone
- standalone
- Themes
- secrets, love, class and society
- Ending style
- resolved and happy
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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