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Plot Summary of For Better, For Worse
"Josie Flynn is en route to New York City from London to attend her cousin's wedding when she meets rock journalist Matt Jarvis. Although she is in the process of divorcing her husband, Damien, and is very jaded about love, Josie feels major sparks with fellow Brit, Matt. Matt is recently divorced and seems to be sympatico with Josie on many levels. Matt and Josie share a taxicab ride and make plans to meet up prior to the wedding to do some sightseeing in New York city. As Josie becomes embroiled in major league wedding plans she can't help but think that her cousin Martha is making a huge mistake.

When Matt stands Josie up after a night of carousing with a sexy publicist of the Boy band he is interviewing, it appears that all hope is lost for the couple. After all, neither of them has each other's number and all Matt knows is the first name of Josie's cousin and the date of her wedding. In a town as big as New York Matt fears he'll never be able to find Josie. On the day of Martha's wedding craziness ensues when Josie's ex, Damien, shows up at the wedding with a diamond ring and a fierce determination to win his estranged wife back. As Matt races to find out the wedding destination Damien (the love rat) is trying to sweet talk Josie into taking him back and Martha, the blushing bride, does something shocking.
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Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of For Better, For Worse
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - marriage/relationship going to pieces
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 (a good amount)
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Carole Matthews Resident Scholar Profiles

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