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Plot Summary of Wanderlust
"Audrey Discoll is the loyal granddughter who has cared for her sister and grandfather since a very young age. Orphaned at 13, she feels the same desires her father did, to explore the world. However, she feels she has a responsibility to her family. Suddenly she decides to leave, just for a summer. In the South of France she meets James and Violet, who later introduce her to a man she realizes is her soul mate. Charles Parker-Scott takes her halfway around the world convincing her that she must follow her own heart. However, in China, she must decide to stay and give aid to an abandoned orphanage or leave and go with Charles. He leaves, she stays. She knows when she does get home she can meet up with him again, but she doesn't realize that many things will inevitably change while she's away."
Jessica, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Wanderlust
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover: - rekindling love after long time
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - (general) search for identity/new understanding
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - writer
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 - sensitive
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: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - photographer
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - blissful - mature
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

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - France
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - China
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - rotating 1st
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 - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts
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