| At forty, Georgie Jutland is a mess -- estranged from her family, her nursing career in ruins -- and finds herself stranded in small, Western Australian fishing town, living with fisherman she doesn't love and two kids whose dead mother she can never replace. Luther Fox, the local poacher and outcast, is stifled with grief and regret. “Dirt music” tells the story of their journey to each other, and their recovery. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day) Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Ethnic/Regional/Religion Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes Drinking/Drugs problems? - alcohol Lover is Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - Australia Small town? Yes Small town people: - very gullible, like Gomer Pyle - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex Lot of foul language? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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