"Lady Rachel Palmer, is beautiful, wealthy and sought after by all the men. She loves the attention that her looks and fashionable clothing bring to her but she has never known love until she meets the one man who resists her charms, Reverend David Gower.
David, as a modest man, does not even try to compete for Rachel's hand. He cannot afford an aristocratic wife. So he gives no indication to Rachel that he is attracted to her and that he is falling in love with her. But his duties as a vicar and her leading role in society mean that they keep meeting each other. Rachel wants David to return her love, and is happy to spend as much time with him as she can. David tries to resist Rachel because he sees no future for them but finds it hard to fight his attraction to her.
In this role reversal from the usual Regency mismatch, the rich artistocratic woman and the poor common man must struggle to discover whether there can be a future for them."
L. Watson, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of A Gift of Daisies
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- poor loving rich
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
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:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- nearly 100%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
