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"In Somewhere Lies the Moon, Kathryn Lynn Davis finishes the trilogy that she began with Too Deep for Tears, and All We Hold Dear. Ena Rose, has grown up happily in Glen Affric, a remote region of the Scottish highlands, where she plays daily with her cousin, and lives with her mother Ailsa and her grandmother Mairi. But soon she begins to experience terrible nightmares.
Ailsa's half sisters have been living around the world, but they senses Ena's unease, and come to Glen Affric. One sister Li-an, a refugee from a war torn china has moved to France, where she tried to make a life for herself after having seen her lover brutally executed back in China. Eventually she learns to love again. Meanwhile, Genevra, Ailsa's other sister, had been living in India, where her husband served in the colonial army. Genevra was left alone for long periods of time while he was on duty, and she must forgive and help a friend who'd betrayed her horribly in the past. When these women arrives in Glen Affric they teach Ena all about her family and her heritage. "
fran laniado, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
GROUP of women story?
Yes
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 (a good amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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