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"Shemaine has been convicted of a crime by the grandmother of
her fiance. Shemaine is sent to a ship to be sold as a slave
to the colonies.
Gage Thornton buys a beautiful slave to be a nanny to his
son. Gage is a widower who, people believe, killed his wife.
A spurn women named Roxanne has been taking care of household items in return of hoping to marry Gage. Roxanne is very angry when he brings home
Saemaine.
Soon after Gage is falling in love with Shemaine, but will
she fall in love with her master before her fiance Maurice finds
her in America."
Lisa Ruiz, 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
- 18th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is
- of a different social class
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- slave
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 10 (a tremendous amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
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