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Plot Summary of The Secret Woman
"Anna Brett is a quiet young woman who takes over her aunt's antique business when her aunt gets sick. Anna hires a nurse to take care of her aunt until her aunt has an accident and dies. Anna's antique business fails and her friend Nurse Loman gets her a job as a governess at Castle Crediton. Anna falls for Redvers Stretton, the captain of a ship called The Secret Woman. Unfortunately, he's married to an eccentric woman who wants to go back home to her native island somewhere in the South Seas. So, the whole family goes to this remote little island and that's where a lot of the mystery and intrigue develop."
Laura J. Miller, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - inconveniently married while playing footsy
Struggling with whom? - Wife
Who is... - mentally ill
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes
Family, sick/caring for Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - trader
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Pacific Islands
Jungles? Yes
Water? Yes
Island? Yes
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 30%
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - little dialog
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