| In Stratford, Ontario, Canada, a gardener accidentally cuts a telephone cable, disrupting telephone service and interlinking several lives. As a result of the accident, theatre actor Griffin Kincaid finds himself sexually blackmailed. His wife Jane finds her marriage threatened not only by her husband's strange behavior, but also by her own obsessive desire for the handsome but mysterious telephone company repairman who arrives to fix the problem. The accident prevents a troubled young man from reaching help, resulting in a brutal murder. Throughout four months in the summer of 1998, a marriage is threatened and a murder mystery is resolved with tragic consequences. Findley's work is intriguing and accessible. The four interwoven plot lines are clear and easy to follow, and the reader is swept into the stormy lives Findley depicts. The novel also presents an interesting and insightful view of the theatre world.
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Life of a profession: Kind of sex: - - two guys doing it Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Taboo sex story? Yes Married, fooling around? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Small town? Yes Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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