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Plot Summary of Follow the Stars Home
"A single mother, Dianne, struggles to raise her daughter with Rett's syndrome after her husband abandoned her pregnant when he couldn't face a child born with genetic abnormalities. The story takes place when the daughter is eleven and Dianne comes to grips with the unforgiveness in her heart and the love her ex-husband's brother, Alan has for her and her daughter, Julia. Her daughter, Alan, Dianne's mother, and a 12 year old girl she foster cares who befriends Julia teach Dianne the power of love and forgiveness as they care for each other. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Joy, Resident Scholar
"Abandoned by her husband, Tim McIntosh, before their daughter was born, Dianne Robbins has spent eleven years caring for her exceptional child's every single need-almost alone. Tim couldn't accept the fact that their daughter Julia was deformed, and therefore not perfect and walked away. However, Tim's brother, Alan, who was Julia's doctor, sat back watching and caring, forever secretly in love with Dianne. But Dianne is afraid of loving again, so she is reluctant to move forward. Eventually as this story moves on, Tim begins to win Dianne's heart, especially as Julia's needs become more serious, and he is needed all the more in the family picture. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Boppy, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Who is... - physically ill
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Family focus? Yes
Family, loving Yes
Family, sick/caring for Yes
Ill person is... - daughter

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - doctor
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman - artist
How sexual is this person? - very picky - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Water? Yes
Water: - swimming on - drowning - lost at sea
City? Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 20% - 30%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing
Focus of story - equally on him and her - many multiple characters
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts

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