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Plot Summary of An Equal Music
"Michael Holme is a future violinist, now a student in Vienna. While playing together in a trio, he falls in love with pianist Julia McNicholl. Because of the tension imposed to him by his teacher who he has a nervous breakdown and he leaves Vienna out of a sudden. After a few months, when he is begging to recover, he realizes how much he misses Julia and tries to get in touch with her again but he receives no answer.
Ten years later, he meets her again in London at the concert he gave with his quartet. He feels that he still loves her but now Julia is married, has a child and suffers from a terrible disease which gradually makes her go deaf. She still plays the piano and accepts a tour with Michael's quartet in Vienna and Venice as a last chance for her career that is approaching to an end because of the disease. During the tour, they both realize that they cannot stay away one from each other and that the love is as strong as ever. But there are so many obstacles between them? Can the power of love and music keep them together now?
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Dana Samson, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one woman-two men
Inner struggle subplot Yes
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Disability or addiction? - physical disability/sickness/injury

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - musician
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - musician
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Italy - Eastern Europe

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
Focus of story - Him
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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