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Plot Summary of Irish Rebel
"A man from Ireland comes to the states looking to work for a rich businessman who owns a horse farm and very successful horse racing business. He falls in love with his employers' daughter, who owns a horse riding school. He feels it will never work out because he comes from a poor family and she is rich, and he doesn't like to stay in one place for long."
Sabrina Gallick, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving servant - poor loving rich
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - feelings growing up in a different culture
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - laborer/blue collar
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - less bitchy/arrogant - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - teacher
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - lot of descript of animal care

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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