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Book Review By Laura J. Miller
The Pride of the Peacock by Victoria Holt

Jessica Clavering was never told where she came from, so she grows up completely unaware of the dramatic events that took place before she was born. She marries Joss Madden and she is determined to keep it a "marriage in name only." They move to Australia where Jessica meets with danger. Somebody wants to kill her. But who?


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action:
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...
If one lover chases another... -

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

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Australia
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 40%
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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