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"A CAPITAL HOLIDAY
Zebra, Oct 2001, 6.99, 320 pp.
ISBN: 0821772244
After two years as the First Daughter, Jocelyn Wakefield cannot stand being the paragon of behavior that she must be while her father occupies the White House. Needing some breathing room, Jocelyn decides to escape the net of the Secret Service and the even worse trappings of the media circus that reports her every movement down to a sneeze. She plans to spend a day in town as just another Jane Doe American.
With the help of her grandmother, non-Jocelyn escapes her White House prison only to crash into political columnist Grady Tucker, who could easily destroy more than just her day off with a few strokes of his word processor. However, he finds Jocelyn more charming in person than as her father's hostess. Without her retinue of protectors and media maniacs, Grady and Jocelyn find they are attracted to one another. However, talk about the wrong side of the tracks. Can a nationally syndicated political reporter and the daughter of the President find the time, privacy, and trust to allow love to soar like a bird in the sky?
CAPITAL HOLIDAY is an Americanizing modern update of the classic “Roman Holiday” as Janet Dailey entertains the audience with her DC Holiday fluffy but fun story line. Fans of romantic romps will relish this tale because the lead couple seems like genuine individuals. However, with the horrific terrorists' incidents the First Daughter's actions now seem dangerous. Being from the Bronx, having been to the Twins, and having a beloved cousin Marion residing within a few blocks while not knowing how she is doing, I know the fears and anguish. My prayers go out to everyone.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- loving someone from historic enemy
Who:
- poppa
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
Family focus?
Yes
Family, loving
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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