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| Plot Summary of Grace Notes |
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Mira, May 2002, 22.95, 240 pp.
ISBN 1551669664
Over two decades have passed since Grace Loring walked out on her abusive husband, taking her infant daughter and moving into her brother's home in Vermont. Grace became a successful writer, creating popular fiction and an autobiography that revealed the horror of spousal abuse. Nicky grows up into a fine and caring young woman but Gus becomes crippled from rheumatoid arthritis, forcing Grace into the role of caregiver and wage earner.
After many years of caring for Gus, Grace feels trapped and unable to write. When an abuse victim, Stephanie, contacts her via her website, Grace reaches out to the troubled women, offering audience and sympathy. When Gus learns that Grace is engaged in an intimate correspondence with Stephanie he believes that Grace should stop the relationship because only trouble will come of it. His sister ignores him and continues to write Stephanie encouraging her to leave her husband. Gracie's good intentions lead to a terrible tragedy and the realization that big brother is sometimes is right.
The heroine of GRACE NOTES is a warm-hearted woman who wants to save the world but is forced to learn that she has no control over the actions of others. Charlotte Vale Allen makes her protagonist a sympathetic character so that when tragedy strikes, our hearts to go out to her. Ms. Vale Allen has written a gripping tale about spousal abuse and its affects on the survivors.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Family, caring for ill
Yes
Who is sick?
- Brother
because he/she is
- physically ill
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 (an above average amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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