| Douglas Yandell is a classical music critic. His friend Sir Roy Vandervane is an aging music conductor who is having an affair with a 17 year old girl named Sylvia. Douglas becomes involved in the affairs of Sir Roy when Kitty, Roy's wife, calls Douglas and asks him to discover with whom her husband is engaging in an affair. Things become increasingly complicated when Sir Roy asks Douglas to accompany him on a double date with Sylvia and Roy's daughter Penny. The idea would be to make it seem like Douglas was dating Penny and was out with her, her friend and her father. However, Douglas already kind of has a girlfriend, Penny definitely has a boyfriend and no one but Roy wants to be anywhere near Sylvia. The novel describes the adventures and complications that take place when Roy continues his affair with Sylvia. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - humorous Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Lover is Married, fooling around? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - a teen Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes Eccentric: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK City? Yes Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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