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Book Review By Kristina Noel
The Sixteen Pleasures by Robert Hellenga

Margot went to Italy after the '66 floods to help save the priceless libraries that were damaged. While working in a Carmelite Convent a book of renaissance erotic poetry and engravings is discovered.    Margot is then moved to start an affair with a daper older Italian man. Margot is soon embroiled in the passion of restoring the book, selling it and then reclaiming her life. Her spiritual longings and earthly desires converge into one.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Ethnic/Regional/Religion
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Loss of...
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Italy
Misc setting

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of hetero sex - Vagia talk! - Weiner talk!
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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