STIFF HEARTS

DRAMA MYSTERY HISTORICAL FICTION ROMANCE OTHER
1940s & '50s
Jo Déniau (Pseudonym)
Submision Type
book
Logline
Other refugees in 1949 Greenwich Village open the heart of a repressed Missouri girl, who hopes she's escaped her mother's toxic grip.
Genre
Drama,Mystery,Historical Fiction,Romance,Other
Short Summary
PART 1 – [Flash forward] November 1949: in Harry’s Bar, Gillian’s Latvian lover, Jānis, shares his traumatic wartime history. Jānis details the ritual of drinking absinthe. [Flashback] May 1949: In the bar, Gillian meets the handsome Latvian, and her friend Dolores seems to be jealous.
Setting
Greenwich Village, New York; Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Based on a True Story
Yes
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain,Internal Journey/Rebirth,Voyage and Return,Other
Plot - Other Elements
Happy Ending,Meaningful Message,Other
Mature Audience Themes
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Main Character Details
Name: GILLIAN RYSERT
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Aspiring,Complex,Empathetic,Engaging,Insecure,Sexy,Romantic,Secretive
Additional Character Details
Name: Jānis Dieviņš
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Charming,Complex,Confident,Decisive,Heroic,Educated,Honorable,Leader,Masculine,Sexy,Patriotic,Skillful,Visionary,Secretive,Seductive,Sophisticated,Unapologetic
Additional Character Details
Name: Dolores Valencia
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Role: sidekick
Key Traits: Confident,Engaging,Sexy,Outspoken,Funny,Sophisticated
Additional Character Details
Name: Hannah Rysert
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Aggressive,Villainous,Narcisstic,Uneducated,Religious,Blunt,Power Hungry,Sarcastic,Manipulative,Unapologetic