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The Weeping Ash

Joan Aiken (1980)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.77
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Emotional AbuseLoveless MarriageClass Struggle

Positive tags

FriendshipHopeful EndingFound Family

Hero archetypes

GardenerCommoner / PeasantOutcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Trapped in Loveless Marriage

Protagonist archetypes

Tortured Protagonist

Tropes

Forbidden LoveClass DivideFound FamilyFish out of WaterSlow Burn

Themes

Shame and DignityClass StruggleFriendshipArranged MarriageSocial ConstraintsFinding Solace

Synopsis

Fanny Page experiences shame and torment in her loveless arranged marriage, finding solace only in her budding friendship with estate gardener, Andrew Talgarth.

Tags

Historical FantasyRomance SubplotSocial Commentary