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| Plot Summary of The Cobra and the Concubine |
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"Badra is a concubine to an Arab warlord. One night, the warlord is attacked by the Khasmin "The Warriors of the Wind." Badra has been raped brutally by her master and seeks to escape from him. She follows the Khasmin leader in the hope that he will take her from her master. She is reluctant to go so Jabari asks his brother Khepri to help Badra. Badra is to be Jabari's concubine but he soon realizes that she has been raped for many years. He appoints Khepri to be Badra's falcon guard. Khepri is an orphan who was found in the desert as a young child. He and Badra quickly become the best of friends. Five years pass and Khepri decides to ask Badra to marry him. Khepri does not know how Badra's former master raped her. Badra is scared of sex so she knows she cannot become Khepri's wife. Khepri feels betrayed and so follows his newly found grandfather to England. Khepri is actually Kenneth, an English aristocrat. For a year Badra and Kenneth have no contact. But soon, Badra learns that her daughter that she had thought missing is being kept in a harem, being trained to a concubine. In order to save her Badra must steal a valuable necklace from Kenneth and sell it in England. Badra travels to England to sell the necklace but eventually gives it back to Kenneth. Kenneth follows Badra back to Egypt and again tries to persuade her to marry him. Kenneth finds out about Badra's daughter and her past and helps her. They both fall deeply in love and marry. "
Randi Baldwin , Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over rape/molest
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- warrior/knight
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
- mature
- sensitive
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- slave
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- obedient
- a better lover
- blissful
- mature
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
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- hostile arabs
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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