| Nicholas, a teacher and a recent Oxford graduate meets Alison at a party. She is an Australian stewardess, quite experienced with men. They have an instant attraction and begin an affair. Alison falls deeply in love and wants marriage, but, while Nicholas loves her, he is not "in love". He has a British sense of class consciousness, and feels she is beneath him. He leaves London for a teaching job in Greece and once there his arrogance causes him some problems. He meets a mysterious Greek tycoon, and through him, also meets a beautiful young English woman with whom he becomes completely enchanted.
The story is about Nicholas's coming of age as the love triangle plays out. Alison is often in tears, as she tries valiently to sustain the relationship, as Nicholas begins to feel more bored, guilt-ridden and trapped. There are many on-lookers who continue to give Nicholas advice. The advice falls on deaf ears until he realizes, too late, that all those upon whom he looked down on knew more, in some ways, than he did. The descriptions of the Greek scenery are awesome, and the plot is quite suspenseful. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Lover is Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 60's-90's Profession/status: Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes Eccentric: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Genius Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK - Greece Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - touching of anatomy - actual description of hetero sex - Boob talk! Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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