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"Eden Close" by Anita Shreve is the name of Andrew's neighbor, who lived in the farmhouse just beside his. They were children and young adults together and just before Andrew went off to college a terrible accident occurred. When Andrew's mother died seventeen years later, Andrew returned to the farmhouse and slowly began to unravel the mystery of many years earlier.
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Plot & Themes

Tone of book?    -   depressed Time/era of story    -   1960's-1970's Family, struggle with    -   Yes Struggle with:    -   Father (or standin) Kind of sex:    -   incest    -   rape    -   molestation Is this an adult or child's book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   business executive Age:    -   20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American)

Setting

How much descriptions of surroundings?    -   7 () United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast

Writing Style

Sex in book?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   vague references only    -   descript of kissing    -   touching of anatomy    -   licking    -   impregnation/reproduction    -   Boob talk!    -   rape/molest Amount of dialog    -   roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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