Eleanor Courtown
Logline
Eleanor Courtown is the story of a young woman of privilege. When her cousin marries and sails for Canada in the 1870s, Eleanor determines to follow. Having left home in secret, she soon has reason to regret her decision. Friendless in a strange new country, both women fall victim to a brutality that threatens to destroy them. This is a work of historical fiction based on events of the period. Written with a masterful command of the voices it inhabits, the novel’s endearing characters come alive in a nineteenth-century setting. The journey of its protagonist highlights the importance of those immigrants, of every class, who came to North America and who have played essential roles in the establishment of a developing social fabric.
Genre
Historical Fiction,
Short Summary
Eleanor struggles to adapt to the new country and her loss of status in it. She becomes friends with the local innkeepers and a very gruff doctor. She is courted by a school master. Her cousin is in a dire situation.
Setting
Wexford, Ireland and Ontario, Canada
Based on a True Story
Yes
Plot - Premise
Quest
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age, Happy Ending,social issues of class and agency
Mature Audience Themes
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Main Character Details
Name: Eleanor Courtown
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Faithful, Modest, Naive, Adventurous, Beautiful, Charming, Complex, Engaging
Additional Character Details
Name: Dr. Stewart
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Complex, Confident, Educated, Empathetic, Heartthrob, Heroic
Additional Character Details
Name: Mr. Mrs. McLenaghan
Age: 58
Gender:
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Funny, Empathetic
Additional Character Details
Name: Lilian Courtown-McDonough
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Beautiful, Charming, Desperate, Naive