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Downtown, Nov 2004, 13.00, 352 pp.
ISBN: 074348312X
In London (not Minot), Jess Latham believes strongly that career and friends take precedent over men and marriage. However, as her three closest friends become married and have children, she wonders if her ambitions are causing her to miss some of the finer aspects of men. She has an affair with her boss, but loses her job when Mike “The Reporter” Chapman exposes her tryst in the tabloids.
Jess continues her slide downhill when she has sex with Mike and becomes pregnant. She wonders if she wants Mike permanently in her life.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- workplace romance
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- lack of a boyfriend/girlfriend/squeeze
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Pregnancy/Child rearing
Yes
Major part of story:
- dealing with unexpected pregnancy
Lover is
- afraid of commitment
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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