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Inner Harbor (Chesapeake Bay Saga, #3)

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by Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)

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What does Philip work with? (I have read the book but don't remember) Is he a graphic designer? Marketing?
Debra Phillip works in advertising/marketing.
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I'm doing private research on romance and women's position. In Pamela Regis' 'The Natural History of the Romance Novel' on Nora Roberts she mentions the hero in this 'kidnaps and ravishes' (her phrase) the heroine, and that this scene has been 'reviled'. I am disturbed that no reviews mention this. Goodreads readers are usually excellent about expressing disgust over rapist heroes in novels. Does this happen?
Lucinda Elliot OK, pushing aside those who rushed to answer this question, I'll answer it myself, as I got hold of a copy from the library.
The short answer is, no, …moreOK, pushing aside those who rushed to answer this question, I'll answer it myself, as I got hold of a copy from the library.
The short answer is, no, it isn't a rape,because this tiresome man does ask for her consent after he's 'shanghied' the heroine and taken her to the deserted cove of romance. He does say, 'Tell me you don't want me' etc. Her reply is evasive: 'This will only complicate things'.
Still, he is rough and overbearing enough for me to find the whole scene disturbing.
It's interesting that Regis mentions that the scene has been 'reviled'. If so, it can't have been on the web, as I could find no mention of this particular scene in discussions on the novel. (less)
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