The Spring of the Tiger
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Plot Summary of The Spring of the Tiger

"After Sarah Ashington's actress mother dies, she is taken in by her father's family. When she finally meets her father, she becomes entranced by his stories of his plantation in Ceylon. She is also intrigued by his associate and friend Clinton Shaw. Through a series of events, Clinton successfully coerces Sarah to marry him. After they marry, Sarah learns what a huge mistake she made. Not only is her husband selfish and domineering, she begins to think he might be trying to kill her.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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Laura J. Miller, Resident Scholar

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Time/era of story - 19th century
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
Seduction/coercion/force Yes
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Who is... - physically ill
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Who seduces whom? - man seducing woman
Family focus? Yes
Family, sick/caring for Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - business executive
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - over 1,000,000 served
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex makes him - wild
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - confused - angry
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - India
Jungles? Yes
Jungles - Snakes - Alligators/Crocs
Island? Yes
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 20%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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