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"This is the story of Ruby Lennox from the time of her conception in 1951 to 1992. She is the third daughter of a working class couple living in York, England. The novel traces the major events in her life, with emphasis on her childhood and teen years. This is a coming of age story, and the major theme of this novel is the relationship Ruby has with her mother, and how she comes to accept the nature of this relationship. A secondary theme is the patterns of behavior that are repeated from one generation to the next. There is a secondary story line which traces major events in the lives of Ruby's ancestors from pre-WW1 working class England to present day. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Berzins, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Mother (or standin)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a kid - a teen
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female - society
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - homemaker
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 (an above average amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - France
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 1st - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths - explicit references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - a lot of stream of consciousness - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - little dialog

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