"Jessica Clavering was never told where she came from, so she grows up completely unaware of the dramatic events that took place before she was born. She marries Joss Madden and she is determined to keep it a "marriage in name only." They move to Australia where Jessica meets with danger. Somebody wants to kill her. But who?"
Laura J. Miller, Resident Scholar
"Jessica grows up with two parents and two older siblings next door to a beautiful mansion once owned by her parents. When she meets the man living next door, she learns her family secrets. He asks her to marry his son, so that she can inherit his fortune and the Green Flash at Sunset, an exceptional opal said to bring bad luck. Jessica marries Joss and tries to live a marriage in name only while learning Ben's business of opal mining in Austrailia."
Deanna Victor, Resident Scholar
"Young english woman discovers who her real parents were...participates in arranged marriage to rich man, travels to Australia, encounters adventure, falls in love and regains her family's estate."
Russell Parker, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of The Pride of the Peacock
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- arranged marriage spurring real love
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- wrecked transport makes love
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
