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The Gentle House of Men
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Plot Summary of The Gentle House of Men
"A novel that is gripping, disturbing, mesmerizing, captivating, Kathy Hepinstall's “The House of Gentle Men” is a powerful study of the redemption of sin and suffering.
It is a story in which young Charlotte Gravin is raped by three soldiers; she becomes a mute, and nine months later delivers a baby boy, whom she abandons after two days.
It is a story of Justin, one of the three rapists, who has come to the House of Gentle Men to find solace, relief, redemption from this terrible act. The author has created a first-novel that encompasses a wide assortment of characters, right out of Faulkner or McCullers and the story makes compelling reading as Charlotte and Justin find their lives more than merely incidental. Men come to the House to seek redemption for some demonic secrets in
their past. Through their work here, they are redeemed. Women--battered, abused, neglected--come to the House for solace and comfort. Hepinstall's work is well-paced,
allegorical that it is. It is at once shocking, yet riveting. "
Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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