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"Dena Nordstrom, who is America's most popular female newcaster/journalist,is intelligent, ambitious and loves her work. Yet the change of TV news into sensationalism makes her question her career.
Dena has her own tough issues she has been dealing with for years. Her doctor recommends seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Gerry O'Malley, and it's love at first sight for Dr. O'Malley, so he turns her over to Dr. Diggers instead. Dr. Diggers forces Dena to confront issues with her past, and finding out what really happened to her mother years before which is the real issue here.
When Dena falls gravely ill, she returns home to Elmwood Springs, Missouri to recover. It is there that she begins to search for roots to her past and discovers a shocking secret. In the meantime, Dr. O'Malley, who is deeply in love with Dena, helps her discover this path along the way and the truth all comes home. Dena embraces the little town of Elmwood Springs more and more in the book here, and her whole life changes for the best.
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Boppy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Training/promotions story
Yes
Life of a profession:
- journalist/editor/publisher
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Battle with a psychiatrist
Yes
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Druggie/Wino problems?
- alcohol
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- journalist
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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