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Plot Summary of Sea Of Hope
"Out on the ocean, a young woman discovers that the captain now owning her father's fishing trawler is a doctor awaiting trial for murder. The experience teaches her about trust as she begins to return to the faith she had abandoned."
Penelope Marzec, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult? - love with a criminal
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - (general) search for identity/new understanding

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - doctor
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex makes him - scared
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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