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| Plot Summary of Edge of Heaven |
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"When eighteen year old Lucy Davenport's father gives her to Holman Carpenter in exchange for a mysterious favor, her life is changed forever. Lucy's initial challenge is to adjust to a family of thirteen children while finding a way to get to her mother's people in Cherokee. Jake, the peddler, offers her escape, but Lucy soon learns for every thing there is a price. Is she willing to pay it or will she do as her father wished and become Holman's bride."
, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Edge of Heaven |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- GENERAL--no other subplots apply
- love triangle/polygon
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Family, struggle with
Yes
Family, caring for ill
Yes
Family, loving relations
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
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
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
Forest?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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