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"Anne Foster is an art historian with a stable and comfortable life until her husband leaves for an academic term while she stays behind to work on a special art exhibition. Exhausted by her responsibilities, Anne must find someone to care for her children while she works. She is unable to find a suitable person, and must take Laura, recommended by a distant friend of the family. Anne feels uncomfortable around Laura, even though she feels guilty for her feelings. Laura seems odd and slow, but she is good with the children, and Anne does not understand her own feelings of repugnance and even hatred for the girl. Although Anne does not know it, Laura is a religious fanatic, intent on helping Anne and the children, although at the same time developing a dangerous obsession with her employer. Anne finds her life more and more unhinged as she falls in love with a man, believes her husband is unfaithful, and is pulled into the world of artist Caroline Watson. When a terrible tragedy strikes Anne's home, she comes to understand Laura's mysterious past and her own desires for a comfortable life."
A. Antonow, 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
- 1980's-1999
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Pregnancy/Child rearing
Yes
Major part of story:
- general child raising
Religion theme?
Yes
Religion theme:
- Cult! (time for the coolaid!)
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- scholar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- servant
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
- dumb
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Dumb
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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