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Plot Summary of The Managerial Woman
"It is a book with a lot of sex and romantic events. The main character betrays her husband and goes out and has sex with another guy who is her lover. She feels guilty and tries to work around both of her relationships."
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - poor loving rich
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult? - wild lover
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one woman-two men
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - journalist
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex makes him - confused - unhappy with the sex
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - mature - a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - journalist
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - confused - wild - demanding - unhappy for sexing the guy - scared
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
City? Yes
City: - Los Angeles
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P) - rape/molest (yeech!)
Focus of story - Her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy fears
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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