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10th Jan '13 7:00:13 PM Xtifr

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A novel by Creator/DianaWynneJones that retells the ''Literature/TamLin'' story in modern times.

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!!Tropes include:

* BigBreastsBigDeal: Nina is proud of developing breasts early.
* TheFairFolk
* FatAndProud: When they are young teenagers, Polly admires Nina's body because it is curvier than her own. Towards the end of the book Polly also is somewhat plump.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Polly is manipulated into agreeing to forget about Tom...and she does.
* MaybeEverAfter: The MindScrew ending leaves some readers confused about where Tom and Polly's relationship will go.
* MayDecemberRomance - Tom and Polly. They meet when she's a child, and he's old enough to have been married and divorced.
** Tom is actually only fourteen years older than Polly - he's ten years older than Sebastian, who is fourteen at the start of the book. So, by the end of the book, Tom is 33 to Polly's 19, which isn't so bad.
* MindScrew - Wait, ''what'' happens at the end again?
* OurDragonsAreDifferent - They're made of ''garbage''! [[spoiler:And Tom's friend Sam]].
* ParentalAbandonment - Both Polly's mother and father send her away for the convenience of their love interests; fortunately her grandmother steps in.
* ThePowerOfLove - The only way Tom (or any of the men Laurel targets) can be saved.
* PurpleProse - An in-story example - Polly writes like this until Tom gives her some rather odd tips.
* RewritingReality - Tom and Polly's stories have a slight tendency to come true...
* ShoutOut - to various literary works.
** Tom scolds Polly for plagiarizing TheLordOfTheRings.
* WifeHusbandry - Tom has a fundamental role in Polly's development, something that's referenced in the book itself. They hook up in the end.

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18th Aug '12 8:19:26 PM Vasha

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14th Dec '11 5:28:17 AM LordGro

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