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Plot Summary of Tess and the Highlander
"Since she washed up in a storm on the shores of the Isle of May, the sole survivor of a shipwreck and just six years old, Tess has lived on the island with its only inhabitants, an elderly couple. Eleven years later, the couple has died, and now seventeen-year-old Tess must fend for herself. When she saves Colin Macpherson, a Highlander who, like her, washes ashore in a storm, she is forced to confront the few painful memories she has of her past, and the life she lived before coming to the island. When Colin is rescued, he brings Tess with him, hoping to find her family on the mainland. He also is reluctant to let her go, having fallen in love with her. Little does he know she has fallen in love with him as well. But if Tess takes her place with her family, it may be that they can never be together."
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - Ancient scotland
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - stranded in isolated area

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
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 Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - farmer
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Island? Yes
Island: - stranded
Misc setting - castle

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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