"Angell is a wealthy, middle-aged, overweight solicitor; Pearl is a nineteen year old shop assistant, and "Little God" (Godfrey Brown) is an arrogant braggart who is a part-time chauffeur and amateur boxer, who would like to make his name as a professional flyweight
Trouble begins when Angell, on the advice of his doctor, seeks a wife. Pearl is a social snob of middle-class background, who will not be seen going out with the local lads. She wants something better. She wants to go up in the world. She meets "Little God," and although he is common and rough, and small, she is attracted to both his charisma and his brutishness. On a conscious level, she tries desperately to cast him off, but sexually, she is ensnared by his seductive persistence. Meanwhile, Angell has made her an offer of marriage, an offer sweetened considerably by an agreed monetary settlement, an upward change in her social position, and the approval of her family.
However, being Mrs Wilfred Angell does not confer immunity from "Little God's" persistence, or the nature of her sexual craving for him. Together these three characters engage in a callous struggle."
Kim, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Angell Pearl and Little God
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Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
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
- greedy/arrogant
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- touching of anatomy
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
