"The story begins with the povery-stricken Emma, living in rags, and yet comes out of it a wonderful young adult. Her desire was to be rich-and that is EXACTLY what she became! She works her fingers to the bone to achieve her business goals, becomes a formidable woman, and always gets what she sets out to accomplish through her relentless perserverance! She runs her own chain of stores across the country."
Boppy, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of A Woman of Substance
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Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Training/promotions story
Yes
Life of a profession:
- businessman, good overcoming bad ones
- businessman, big
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Kind of business
- big business
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
