| Oliver Barret was madly in love with his wife Jennifer. After her death (in Love Story) he is lonely and lost. He has a lucrative job, a plush apartment.. etc but life is meaningless for him. His friends, father-in-law.. all try to fix him up with eligible girls, but to no avail. Enter Marcie Binnendale, owner of conglomerate chain of stores by the same name. She is intelligent, competitive and lonely, just out of a broken marriage. They meet and she begins to love Oliver, especially as she realizes that he has no attraction for her wealth. Oliver likes her too and they start going around, but he cannnot let go. Unconsciously he keeps comparing her with his dead wife and crticizes everything in Marcie that's not like Jennifer. The relationship falls apart too soon. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Inner struggle subplot Yes Struggle with... Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Sex makes him Main Female Character Age/status: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Effect of sexing Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths What % of story is romance related? - 70% How explicit is the sex? - vague references only Focus of story - Him How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts |
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