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Plot Summary of Love: A User's Guide
"this is a fun romance story - nothing soppy or teary. Amy is young & struggling to make her mark on the fashion world. She is a delightful dreamer, fantasizing about old world romantic heros from Charlotte Bronte & Jane Austin but giving them a modern feel. When she meets the handsome Orlando Rock - a successful actor fitting the imagine of the perfect leading man, their romance is spirited & funfilled. Amy learns the trials & tribulations of life in the spotlight - how to deal with the media & the sudden fame of being the girlfriend of an actor superstar. "
Donna Maroz, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - Present (2000-2010)
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - poor loving rich
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - entertainer
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - sly seducer
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - artist
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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