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| Plot Summary of The Perfect Wife |
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"Young naive Anne Foster is an overweight, unpopular girl on which wealthy, popular Henry Owen sets his marriage sights on. In response to this out of the blue proposal, Anne heartily accepts. However, unbeknownst to her, this sham of a marriage is just part of Henry's selfish plan to inherit a house named Sea Cliff from his grandfather. After only three weeks of marriage does Anne receive divorce papers from him. Amid gossip and rumors does Anne leave town.
Fast forward two years later and Henry and his best friend Alex see a beautiful girl of average build at a party. It turns out to be his ex-wife with her best friend Beatrice, who have concocted a plan in which Anne is to become the belle of society and woo Henry only to stab him back in the heart as was done to her. After getting to know Anne more, it doesn't take Henry long to figure out that he is slowly falling for her. Anne attempts to remain resolute in her contempt for the man, but his charm and sincerity tempt her in ways she doesn't expect. Also unexpected is the sprouting relationship between Alex and Beatrice, who are polar opposites of each other.
Subplots including the history of Sea Cliff and Anne's attempted relationship with a womanizer spice up the story without overbearing it. This is a great read for those who love to explore the feelings of love gone wrong and the possible future at a second chance. "
M. Vang, 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
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- spurned lover going for revenge
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
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:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 (a good amount)
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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