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Plot Summary of Mel
"Mel Calder and her mother live in a poverty-stricken neighborhood in London. After her mother has another mental breakdown and is sent to a hospital, Mel is left to fend for herself. As an art student, she decides to renovate her old house in time for her mother's return. When shopping at a junk furniture shop, she meets Mitch Hamilton who is a rock star. A romance ensues as Mel is working on her home, her neighborhood, and herself."
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - poor loving rich
Struggling with whom? - Mom
Who is... - mentally ill
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes
Family, sick/caring for Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - musician
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How sexual is this person? - frigid
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - indifferent - guilty
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - mature
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London - dirty, dangerous (like New York) - rude people

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex
Focus of story - Her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy fears
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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