| James Piper is an 18 year old piano tuner who falls in with a 13 year old girl named Materia. Materia's father disowns her because she is married to someone outside of her culture. Together, James and Materia have three children, Kathleen, Mercedes and Francis. Kathleen is sent away to New York when she is 16 to study opera singing. Here she has a lesbian affair. James catches her with Rose and rapes Kathleen. James takes Kathleen back home to Cape Breton in Canada and 9 months later she gives birth to twins, Ambrose and Lily. Materia kills herself. James rapes Francis, who rebels against her father as a result. Mercedes takes on the mothering role of Lily and Francis. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1900-1920's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of sex: - molestation Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Taboo sex story? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary 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? - 7 () Europe Yes European country: - Scandinavia City? Yes City: - dirty, grimy (like New York) Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - licking - impregnation/reproduction - lesbians! - actual description of hetero sex - rape/molest Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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