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"Lucy Fellowes is a widow with two young sons. Her husband, Ned, was killed in a car accident rushing to the hospital where Lucy was giving birth to their youngest son.
Four years later, while over the majority of her grief, she is offered a dream house on her wealthy, socialite, parents-in-law's estate. Lucy doesn't particularly get along with her mother-in-law, Rose, but the offer of free accomodation and schooling for her boys is too good to refuse, especially when her finances are strapped.
Lucy has another reason for moving to the country - she's developed a crush on a married man, Charlie Fletcher, who she discovers lives in a town nearby.
She gets to meet him at a party and the two begin an unconsumated love affair. She keeps it a secret from everyone, making excuses for her absences.
Lucy, while doing church duties, meets Charlie's wife, who knows of his affairs and explains his actions on the fact that he accidently hit his four year old son with his car, resulting in his death. Charlie seems to handle the grief by having affairs.
Lucy stops the affair and goes home earlier than planned to discover her house on fire."
Louisa Eggleton, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- seduction of someone else's husband
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- guilt over a mistake leading to death
If one lover chases another...
- she chases after him
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
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:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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