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Love Spell, Oct 2001, 5.99, 359 pp.
ISBN: 0505524511
In 1871 San Francisco, Rachel Connor feels gratitude towards her spinster Aunt Edwinna for raising her at the Sommerville Towers Hotel, but also feels like a bird in a gilded cage. Rachel does anything her aunt wants of her even if it means acting dumb and pretty while never performing work at her relative's hotel except occasionally singing. Edwinna selected Rachel's fiancé and the niece meekly agrees to wed the older and highly respected Daniel.
Roland Connor wants to destroy Daniel and sees the vulnerable Rachel as the weapon of choice. He persuades her to sneak out to enjoy life. However, once Edwinna learns about her niece's nocturnal activities, she locks the girl in her room before Rachel causes a scandal. Rachel, now having tasted fun, uses a rope to be with her now beloved Roland. He too is in love and wonders how to inform her about his odious using of her without losing Rachel.
LET DOWN YOUR HAIR is an astutely drawn historical romantic rendition of Rapunzel. The main plot is as good as any recent sub-genre novel has produced because the audience observes the machinations of Roland vs. the innocent Rachel's growing awareness of love. A serial killer sidebar adds tension to the mix, but takes away from the prime triangle even if it tightly wraps the engaging story line together. Fans of fairy tale translations into adult romances and anyone who enjoys an Americana tale will want to read Linda Jones' fine novel.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- loving someone from historic enemy
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Matchbreaker
Yes
Matchbreaker is
- Aunt/Uncle
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
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
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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