deep goodness

One of my very good friends and I were talking last night about why she hates romance novels. She doesn't mind romance if it's a component of a good novel, but she can't stand Austen or Bronte and doesn't make much distinction between them.

Anyway, one of the interesting parts of the discussion was our agreement that we wanted characters in novels to have a deep goodness. This does not mean that they are perfect. This does not mean that they face no real struggles. We want them to be in li...