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"Grace Hawkins, a young woman from a wealthy family in late 19th century Chicago, always had a life of comfort and luxury, until her father demands she marry his cruel business partner, Martin Paxton, who has blackmailed him so that he consents to the marriage. Grace knows if she marries Paxton the rest of her life will be destroyed. Grace's mother wants to save her daughter, and so she arranges for Grace to travel with her governess, Karen, who is going to Alaska to find her missionary father.
As the two young women travel, they get caught up in the rush of travelers headed for the Yukon gold rush of 1897. They meet various people, including a widower and his two teenage children, Jacob and Leah, who Karen takes on a motherly role towards, and a handsome young sea captain, Peter Colton, whom Grace begins to fall in love with.
However, Paxton has made good on his promises to destroy the lives of Grace's parents. Their reputation is destroyed, and they lose everything they owned. Once he has accomplished that, he follows them to Alaska, and is still determined to marry Grace so he can ruin her life as well, because in the past Grace's father commited some wrong against his family. Now Grace and Karen must come up with a plan to elude him."
Rebecca Herman, 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
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- GENERAL--no other subplots apply
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild
Yes
kind of story
- colonizing/settling in new area
Lover is
- totally uninterested
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 (an average amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
- Alaska
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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