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Book Review By Julie L.
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve

How much do you really know about those closest to you? That is the theme of this book which tells the story of the wife of an airline pilot who discovers an entirely different life that her husband has been living after he is killed in an airplane explosion. She decides to find out for herself who her husband really was and uncovers things she wishes she had never had to find out.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? -
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Husband
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Unmarried Love Triangle? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 40's-50's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Air? Yes
Air: - passenger plane

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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