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"At eight years of age Matthew Allen was molested. This lead him to stop caring about anyone other than himself. His first night of call as an intern he meets an old black lady that takes him twenty-five years into the past with one goal in mind. She wants to touch his heart."
Linda Armstrong-Miller, Resident Scholar
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- an adult (general)
Time Travel:
- largely backwards/past
Mental/magical powers focus
Yes
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- change of heart
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century
- general past
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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