"The male character's wife gets hit by a train and dies. The female character is a nun who is questioning her vows when she starts falling in love with the man. The church is pressuring her to find out where she needs to be."
Beckie Peterson, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Then Came Heaven
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- different religions
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
- angst over past dead relative(s)
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
City?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
Focus of story
- many multiple characters
How much dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
