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"Shelby Cole is the youngest daughter of the prominent African American Cole family. The Cole family and their affluent friends are gathering for Shelby's summer wedding to a white jazz musician named Meade Wyler. The Cole family (and their friends) are shocked by the upcoming wedding because they are of the belief that Meade is beneath Shelby. In fact, they feel that Shelby could've married anyone she chose. Why, they ask themselves, has she settled for a poor musician? Shelby's parents are a bit relieved that she has chosen to hold her wedding in Martha's Vineyard where the Ovalites (a group of the black bourgeoisie who have ruled African American "society" for decades and of which the Coles are members) will be able to attend the festivities. The Ovalites had never gotten over the elopement of Shelby's older sister Liz.
As Shelby prepares for her wedding she is unprepared for the arrival of a new man in town, Lute McNeil. Lute is African American and the married father of three little girls. Lute is married to a white woman, who he is desperate to divorce. Lute is made even more desperate when he lays eyes on Shelby and vows to make her his wife, despite the fact that she is soon to be wed. Shelby grapples with her attraction to Lute and rethinks her upcoming wedding to Meade."
Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- fighting matchbreaker (parents/authorities)
Inside culture (main char)
- Black
Culture clash?
- family young v. old guard
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Lover is
- of a different race (interracial loving!)
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- musician
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
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
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Island?
Yes
Island:
- on vacation
- Atlantic Ocean Island
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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