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"Step back in time as Jamai Allen returns from England with an education and the determination to use it to work, live, and love as she wants to regardless of the time's taboos on women. She gets a job only to have her heart stolen by Lou Sutton-handsome, arrogant, and famous for avoiding any lasting engagements. She balances her job and reputation while keeping Lou at arm's distance as they work together. Can she tame society and Lou as well? Their adventures include boarding a tug boat mid-river before dawn; an attack by river pirates; and a dead of night rendezvous with the Delta Belle north of Memphis to flee the yellow fever epidemic. The novel begins with a puzzling murder and reminds us time and events change, but people don't..."
Jacqueline J. Griffey, Resident Scholar
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"After the civil war Jamai Allen returns from England with an education and determination to use it instead of "marrying and pouring tea just because it's expected." She manages to get a job in spite of a society deaf to women but loses her heart to Lou Sutton-handsome, arrogant, and famous for avoiding long engagements. Against the backdrop of Reconstruction and the onset of the yellow fever epidemic she balances her job and her reputation while keeping Lou at a distance. Their adventures include boarding a tug mid-river before dawn, an attack by river pirates, and a dead of night rendezvous with the Delta Belle to escape the fever only to be drawn back to aid a friend arrested for murder! MEMPHIS is the trials and triumphs of three families: The Allens who buy into the river boat trade; the LeMares, who own the only gourmet restaurant in town; and the Suttons, who own the newspaper. "
, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild
Yes
kind of story
- water adventure
Lover is
- greedy/arrogant
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
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
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- journalist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
City?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- explicit references to deaths
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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