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"A woman's life changes when her husband gives her a dilapidated house for her 30th birthday. Now she must move from her small, quiet town to a house she doesn't want to a place she wouldn't even think of visiting. Her odd and intrusive neighbors welcome her immediately. The novel is about marriage, friendships, stereotypes, and discovering what makes a house a home."
Rita Marie Keller, Resident Scholar
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"A woman's husband gives her a dilapidated old house for her birthday. Now she must move away from her small town to face living in the city and also the prospect of a failing marriage. She quickly becomes wrapped up in her eccentric friends' lives. The novel is about friendship and marriage."
Mabel Grimes, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
If story of urban/rural...
- Big city life
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- society
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
City?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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