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Book Review By Rebecca Herman
The Golden Raintree by Suzanne Simmons

Christine Brick and James Warren grew up together in a small midwestern town. As young adults, they begin to fall in love and dream of a future together. But World War I breaks out and James decides to enlist in the army. Missing him terribly and wanting to help him and the other soldiers, Christine follows him and enlists as a nurse in the Red Cross. James and Christine finally reunite on the battlefields of France but the war has changed both of them. But their dream of returning home and marrying keeps both of them going through the hardest of times.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action:

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's

Main Female Character - a teen
Profession/status:
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Europe Yes
European country: - France

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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