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"A young girl witnesses her cousin's rape and identifies the wrong character, Robbie Turner, instead of her brother's weekend guest,Paul Marshall.
Robbie, who just graduated from University and intended to go to medical school, is instead sentenced to jail. His term is commuted after three years by joining the British Army as a non-commissioned officer.
He is caught in France in the march to Dunkirk to be evacuated. Only his love for Cecilia, the young girl's sister, keeps him going.
In a series of flashbacks, the author portrays the young girl's coming of age and depicts the horror of the retreat of the British army while revealing the real culprit of the crime. "
Betty-Jeanne Korson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
Escape/rescue behind enemy lines?
Yes
Crime Thriller
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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