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Barbara

A woman whose affections are pulled between a returned explorer and her titled betrothed, she must meet a midnight summons she cannot refuse.

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Also known as dear Barbara

First appearance: destiny and a blue cloak

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Barbara — called Rosalys in the drawing-rooms around her — sits betrothed to Lord Parkhurst while the sun-dried traveler Jim Durrant, once her soldier, reappears at dinner as if risen from the dead. Her pallor and…

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Character Web

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Relationship types

  • Romantic
  • Other

Character groups

  • Contested Affections
  • Romantic Entanglements and Consequences
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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