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| Plot Summary of Unforsaken |
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"Olivia Chandler's heart was shattered when her fiance, Matthew Bowen, returned from war - with a pregnant wife on his arm. Devestated, she spent long hours at the family lumber mill, trying to forget him. But when tragedy struck, and Matthew was suddenly left widowed, struggling to raise his young daughter alone, Olivia couldn't deny the motherless child...or the man who still made her weak with longing. "
Lisa Higdon, Resident Scholar
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"At the end of the civil war, Olivia Chandler went to go meet her love Matthew Bowen at the train station, only to see him step off the train with a pregnant wife. Heartbroken, Olivia guards her emotions and throws herself into the family mill business.
Matthew regrets never receiving Olivia's letter telling him they could get married. And during the war found comfort in the arms of another resulting in his beautiful daughter. Yet things begin to change when Matthew's wife dies and he is left struggling with a farm and young daughter. Matthew discovers that he needs Olivia in his life."
Cara Evans, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Unforsaken |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Civil war romance
Searching/Rekindling love?
Yes
Lost Lover:
- rekindling love after long time
Children/Pregnancy
Yes
Children/Pregnancy:
- kid(s) make adults sensitive
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- farmer
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
- wealthy
How sexual is this person?
- frigid
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
- not very romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- unhappy for sexing the guy
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- lot of descript of crop raising
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
- nearly 100%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
- 5-9 sex acts
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