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Plot Summary of Dress Rehearsal
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NAL, Jan 2005, 12.95, 256 pp.
ISBN: 0451213998

Boston magazine declares that Lauren Gallagher, owner of Lauren's Luscious Licks, is the new face of wedding cakes. Lauren's bakery is a success especially helping brides and grooms select their big event cake. She also believes she knows which coupling will end in divorce based on how and what they select.

When her foolproof method shows that her friend is making a mistake marrying Steve, Lauren launches Operation Save Paige. When her former boyfriend Neil arrives with his fiancée Julie she is stunned because he picked Lauren's perfect wedding cake. She wonders if she made a mistake not going to DC with Neil. However, she is even more confused because she is also attracted to a lawyer.

Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Dress Rehearsal
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - love triangle/polygon
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - wedding preparations
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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