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"Claire is dismayed when she awakens to find an unexpected guest on her doorstep. It's her mother, the same woman who constantly nitpicks and critizes her every move. And she's got an open ended flight reservation so she won't admit how long she's staying. When Claire calls dad to find out he just vaguely hints that mom wanted a chance to get to know her better. As if her first twenty three year chance went so well.
As if that's not bad enough, Claire is having some major up's and down's at work. Her boss one minute acts as if he is hitting upon her and the next is completely rude and belittling. To say nothing of how her coworkers go from friendly to icy in nothing flat.
And while she spends the first half of the book completely obsessed with her co worker will he be the key to her future love happiness? Beginning with mom's visit, Claire will face several family issues. Her relationship with her mother will never be the same after this visit. She will also have to deal with how she views and treats her father and sibling, sister.
While confronting these facets of life, she will also be going through personal turmoil on a path to self discovery. Seeing her parents in a new way may shed some light on her own problems.
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Katy M, 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)
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Mother (or standin)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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