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"A contemporary fact based fiction dealing with the main character's struggle with her sexuality, growing up and dealing with the world of male and female. Moving to London from Eastern Europe where Matya dealt with her abusive father and a neurotic mother, she bloomed as a documentary journalist and writer. She had to clean hotels and work in the restaurants and shops to be able to earn living...living on the street, marrying an English writer addicted to crack cocaine... and finally meeting and marrying an Italian restaurant owner from Covent Garden ...moving to and settling in Spain, where she meets Polly... and falls in love.... a real story with an open ending and cynical, sarcastic and humorous outlook onto life, life's situations and twists."
Matya Dio, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Inside culture (main char)
- Eastern European
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- parental abuse
Love problems?
- lesbianism!!!!
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- artist
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- wild
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Spain
- Eastern Europe
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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