When I Lived in Modern Times
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Plot Summary of When I Lived in Modern Times
"A young orphaned Jewish girl leaves behind her job as a hairdresser in grey Soho for sunny Tel Aviv. She meets the mysterious Johnny, but what are his motives? In the battle for an independent Jewish state, can she trust anyone? Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Fiona Handyside, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - GENERAL--no other subplots apply
Culture clash? - visiting a culture in other country
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - Jewish
If story of urban/rural... - Big city life
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - Jewish
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 Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - spy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
City? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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