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Book Review By iris H elentuch
The Mulberry Tree by Jude Deveraux

James Manville, a self made billionaire has died suddenly in a plane crash,leaving his fat, weak, widow Lillian in a the middle of many mysteries, and serious danger.
   She is advised by her lawyer to give up her former identity for safety, and disappears into a small southern town, living on a farm that Jimmy has left her.   
   Lillian becomes Bailey, (a sleeker, new nosed stronger woman), bent on investigating what her husband Jimmy has requested her to do:"FIND OUT THE TRUTH".
Bailey discovers, with the help of Matt,( main male character new love interest) the secrects behind Jimmys' youth. These include: 1- the fact that her husband was not even called Jimmy. 2- The important connection of the mysterious "Golden Six "to every person in the the town of Calburn Virginia as well as to her husband. 3- The discovery of who was really related to whom. 4- The ultimate conclusion of who were the real criminals, and murderers
In the process of all of her investigations, Bailey finds her strengths . She becomes the woman that she was meant to be, with wonderful friends . Matt (her new man) helps her brick by brick, redo her ugly rundown farm and new life.



Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - struggle to escape poverty - working at a business
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...

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

Main Female Character - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing

Setting
United States Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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