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Book Review By Jack Goodstein
The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton

Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, two fortune seekers who are very fond of each other, but cannot afford a permanent relationship, decide to marry for awhile and live off the hospitality of their friends for as long as they can. They hope that they will each be able to latch onto someone with a fortune during that period. Then they will divorce and marry the money. Unfortunately for them they find that they are really in love, and have to decide whether they want love or money.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Misc setting

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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