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"In Quentins, Binchy is telling the story of a generation and a city through the history of a restaurant. After all, the restaurant saw the people of a city become more confident in everything from their lifestyles to the food that they chose to eat. And Quentin's has so many stories to tell: tales of love, of betrayal,of times when it looked ready for success, and times when it seemed as though it would close in failure.
Quentins is presided over by the apparently unflappable Patrick and Brenda Brennan, whose efforts have made the restaurant a legend in the life of Dubliners and visitors alike."
Boppy, Resident Scholar
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" Quentin's is a novel by author Maeve Binchy detailing the changes of the restaurant within the context of Dublin's changing history. The main character, Ella, is endorsed to create a film about the restaurant called Quentins from her film company, Firefly Films. Through the making of this documentary, the stories of numerous patrons of the restaurant come into play. The tale delineates the various romances, business negotiations, and friendships all forged within the walls of the restaurant.
Binchy also tells the tale of Ella Brady's troubled love life. Her lover, Don Richardson, happened to be a married, scamming business man that duped friends and family of Ella. Ella struggles to pick up the pieces of her life, both in matters of money and love. Binchy tells an extraordinary tale of love, friendship, and dishonesty in her novel Quentins."
, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Life of a profession:
- chef or baker
Inside culture (main char)
- Irish
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- Ireland
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- dumb
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Ireland
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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