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| Plot Summary of A Time To Dance |
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"Everyone wants a marriage like John & Abby Reynolds. Everyone that is...but John & Abby. They've been married 21 years and gone through many things together...loss of an infant daughter to SIDS, loss of parents, stress at John's work. But over time they've grown distant. John has developed a friendship with Charlene Denton, a younger teacher who is physically attracted to him. He is close to having an affair. Abby is practically having an emotional affair with her editor that she frequently corresponds with.
After deciding to divorce, John and Abby sit down to tell their three children. However, before they can make their announcement, their oldest daughter has an announcement of her own. Matt, her boyfriend has asked her to marry him and they are getting married on her parents' 22nd anniversary in just a few months.
Suddenly, John and Abby must postpone their plans and keep silent about their decision. They try to avoid each other as much as possible so that they won't fight in front of the children.
Every time they turn around though, they are reminded of memories of their life together in the past. Friends remind them of tales from their vacations. New acquaintances ask them how they made it through their past struggles together.
As both John & Abby face these memories, they find themself facing the following questions:
Can John let go of Charlene Denton and win Abby back?
Can Abby let go of her anger and forgive John?
This is the story of two people trying to decide whether or not they can put their marriage back together again."
Cheryl Flint, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
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
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 40's-50's
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
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- teacher
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
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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