| All that Alessandra wants to do is be herself and paint, but she lives in a world of men and powerful religious leaders. She is forced into an unhappy marriage with a man twice her age. Her only joy in life is that her empty marriage allows her time to spend making art and with a young painter who helps her to develop her skill. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Political/social activism Yes Plotlet: Ethnic/Regional/Religion Family, struggle with Yes Struggle with: - Husband Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main char. serviced by prostitute? Yes Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes Woman's story? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () Europe Yes City? Yes City: - wealthy Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of hetero sex - Boob talk! - Vagia talk! - Weiner talk! Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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