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After her divorce from her husband Anna decides to go on a cruise down the nile. Her Aunt Phyll gives her a little scent bottle and a diary which belonged to her Great ancestor. When she gets to Egypt she starts reading and discovers a mysterious magical force within the scent bottle which turns out to be a sacred Ampulla containing the tears of Isis an ancient egyptian goddes, and protected by two rival ghostly priests. The story unfold threefold part the story of anna's adventure second Louisa's diary and third the story of how the ampulla travelled through time.
Trevor Westacott, Resident Scholar
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- part earth & part fantasy world
Time Travel:
- largely backwards/past
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- love among disparate social classes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
Terrain
- Desert
- Water
- Mountains
- Domed/Underground City
Earth setting:
- 20th century
- 19th century
- general past
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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