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Plot Summary of The Tutor
"Rosalind Howard just broke up with her insensitive boyfriend and need a new job. She is hired by a reclusive millionaire to catalogue his library, but she has to live at his estate. Julian Hadey, the millionaire, and his wife, Celeste, are a striking hedonistic couple with an extensive collection of erotica in the library. Soon after arriving, Rosie learns what they also want her to do is tutor their shy nephew, David, in the art of lovemaking.

Rosie is not very sexually experienced and does not think she is attractive, but her employer helps her to discover her own sexuality as she observes the erotic play between Julian and Celeste and the staff on the estate. She is seduced by Julian, and experiments with sensual play with Julien's female masseuse and his male trainer. As her sexual experiences expand, she warms up to her task to tutor David, who turns out to be a willing and passionate pupil. When Rosie's old boyfriend comes looking for her, she discovers that she has found a new self confidence she did not have before."

L. Watson, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Tutor
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - seduction (yum!)
Kind of sex: - really kinky sex!!!!
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story? Yes
Lover is - much younger/older

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - scholar
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - lesbians! - actual description of hetero sex - descript. of female anat. (the big B's) - descript. of female anat. (the big V) - descript. of nude males (the big P)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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