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Plot Summary of Once More Miranda
"Miranda is an orphan in 18th century London, surviving by picking pockets. Cam Gordon is an adventure novelist from Scotland who secretly supports the Scottish revolutionaries plotting to overthrow the English government. Miranda is sentenced to be Cam's servant, and the two become involved. 1st portion of novel is the story of Miranda's mother, last portion of novel relates back to the first portion, how Miranda discovers her true identity. "
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 18th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - late discovery that lover does bad
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is - of a different social class

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - accused criminal
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of hetero sex - descript. of female anat. (the big B's) - descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Lot of foul language? Yes
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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