| This book tells the story of a group of astronomers, their spouses and children, starting with a comet viewing and meteor shower in the South Pacific in 1965 and tracing their lives over the next twenty years in terms of the comet's regular returns. Eli is a young married scientist who finds himself falling for Denise, a single astronomer whose life until this point has been consumed by the stars. This is a story of lost and found love, of age and regret, as seen through the eyes of characters of various ages and backgrounds. | ||
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Plot & Themes Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Life of a profession: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - long lived adults Ethnicity/Nationality Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - natural phenomena Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () United States Yes The US: - West Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - Pacific Islands Island? Yes Island: - Pacific Islands Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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