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Wild Decembers
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Plot Summary of Wild Decembers
"Two men believe obsessively that they have the sole right to a parcel of land in Ireland. One of the men, although engaged, falls in love and has an affair with the sister of his enemy."
Stuart Howard, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - love triangle/polygon - boatload of casual sex without love
Strong "rags to riches" component? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Brother - Sister
Family, loving relations Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - farmer
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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