| The story begins as the main character, Old Caleb, a wise shepherd, approaches his Christmas cottage, a shelter he had inhabited perennially every winter. As he approaches, he hears the most beautiful singing he had ever heard - coming from his cottage. The voice winds up belonging to Clara, the four year old daughter of Susan, a maid who worked for the mayor of a nearby town. The pair had moved into Caleb's cottage about two months ago. As it turns out, Susan is married to a dishonest sailor named Bruker, who worked on a merchant ship selling worthless trinkets and only visited his wife and child once a year on Christmas. Bruker is an obnoxious, beliggerent, and seemingly dangerous man and, as the story unfolds, Caleb (who, when young, was a renowned berseker in a Great War) finds himself doing everything in his power to save Clara from the evils of her father and his disgusting shipmates. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Family, struggle with Yes Struggle with: - Husband Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 60's-90's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - below average Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 () Writing Style Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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