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"One September morning, Renata witnesses the destruction of the Twin Towers from her stance on the Brooklyn Bridge. In the wake of this communal disaster, Renata peruses missing person posters, cares for an orphaned baby, and rescues an obviously confused, distressed teenager from the streets, becoming convinced this is her missing niece, daughter of her dead twin sister. Hovering in her mind at all times is her boyfriend, Jack, the first man she's ever dared feel deeply for, who is busy delivering donated food, clothing, and shelter to those directly affected by the terrorist attack. Also lying in wait on the fringes of her subconscious is her mother, safely ensconced in a halfway house where she's lived since depression after the drowning death of a daughter and accident/suicide of her husband. Not a happy family. Renata must decide whether to allow the sorrow of her past to taint her with pessimism or to choose to commit to a man she suspects of being inherently good."
Andi Diehn, Resident Scholar
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Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians
Yes
Conflict:
- Terrorism
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- scholar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
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
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 (a good amount)
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- rude people
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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