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"Julia Daniel is stuck in a dead-end job as a food stylist for a little known food magazine called "Mangia!" in Los Angeles. An inside joke with her friend Claire at the magazine is that any dish Julia works her magic on is known as a “blue plate special”. Julia is happy to have a job, it pays the rent for her run-down aparment but she still dreams of being a photographer.
Her father's death from a plane crash has left her reeling emotionally in its aftermath. She has to deal with her stepsister Constance back home in Kentucky. Julia was estranged from her father because of his second marriage, and a constant debate over her dreams to be a photographer, never got the chance to reconcile with him. Being back in Kentucky as part of Constance's family reunion awakens all sorts of feelings and memories. Her friends convince her to go a therapist to get help.
Julia gets sent to Arizona on assignment with Richard Stone another photographer. When he gets on the plane with her, Julia sees him in a different light. Their assignment seems like a fruitless one, to photograph southwestern fusion cuisine. They find out from her friend Claire what back room financial deals have been made and simply put the magazine is about to go under. Julia and Richard resign from the magazine and decide to follow their photography dreams together. "
Nancy Larrabee , 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
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- workplace romance
Life of a profession:
- photographer
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s)
Yes
Loss of...
- father
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
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
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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