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Plot Summary of A Cast of Smiles
"This story is about a group of friends. Julian has just married Veronica but has doubts about his feelings towards her and marriage. He has an ex-girlfriend, Katherine, who is still obsessed with him and she seeks to right an imagined wrong with disasterous consequences. Gloria is a flirt and forever looking for a good time. Teddy is a good story teller and joker but never seems to have a girlfriend. George is a little slow in thinking and desires Katherine who's not interested in him. Peter is the intellectual of the group. The story focuses on their character growth; kindness, honesty and understanding towards each other, and their motivations. An excellent read."
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Review Analysis of A Cast of Smiles
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - love triangle/polygon - playing footsy while inconveniently married - fighting matchbreaker (parents/authorities)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is - totally uninterested

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - impregnation/reproduction
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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