| Henry Pulling is a retired bank manager, he lives in London, he meets for the second time in his life his Aunt Augusta, during his motherīs funeral. They get to know and they started to be friends. She tells him that the dead woman (Aunt augustaīs sister)is not his real mother.
He likes very much growing his dahlias, it is his only hobbie. He starts knowing his step aunt, and they decide to travel all along Europe and to some parts of Asia and America. They go to france, to Turkey, to Argentina, etc. Time pases and Henry becomes more interested in knowing about his real parents; as he pases most of the time with his aunt, he starts changing dramatically into a very different way from his common life. He starts knowing his aunt, and he notices that she had many lovers as well as money, and that she has many strange friends, or people involved some time with the government or corruption. Although Aunt Augusta doesnīt tell Henry the truth of his real mother, he starts noticing that his aunt had once had a very good relantionship with his father, and that she has sentimental feelings to his father. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - humorous Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's Family, struggle with Yes Struggle with: - Aunt Crime & Police story Yes Story of Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes Eccentric: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 1 () Misc setting Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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