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Morrow, Aug 2001, 21.00, 199 pp.
ISBN: 0060184868
Two decades ago in New York, Will Combrey simply vanished while his teenage fiancee Casey Stowe lovingly waited for him at the altar. Not long afterward, Casey's parents die in an accident. Distraught, she marries Michael Beckett, her next door neighbor. He was her neighbor since she was born and his parents are delighted with their marriage plans and hers folks would have been ecstatic as well if they lived. Over the next twenty years, the duo shares a contented life raising twin girls and one boy. The girls are at college and the boy will start in the fall. Casey is also a highly regarded teacher.
Into her Eden returns Will, whose personal life consists of two divorces and no meaningful relationship today. He has come back to start over at the point where he feels he failed, jilting Casey. He wants her to return with him to his San Francisco home. The temptation is great as a part of Casey always wondered what would have been if Will had married her.
THE FOUNTAIN is an engaging contemporary relationship tale centering on choices. The interesting premise is well designed, but the problem resides with the key cast because this tale is not choosing between a devilishly handsome “bad boy” and a steady mate. Will is pathetic instead of the confident cocky lover while Michael has been near perfect to Casey for years. Throw in their three teens and readers will not accept Casey's thought processes. Emily Grayson is a talented writer who entertains the reader with a well-written story line, but the characters fail to make the plot appear plausible.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
- seduction of someone else's wife
Searching/Rekindling love?
Yes
Lost Lover:
- rekindling love after long time
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
- midlife crisis
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- as romantic as a root canal
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
effect of sexing
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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