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Content levels
ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild
Trigger warnings
Domestic Violence
Positive tags
slow burn
Tropes
Strangers to LoversInstaloveMorally Gray HeroJealousy
Themes
Identitylove vs dutyObsessionreality vs fantasy
Synopsis
Phil Ockerman falls hard for Bertha Strunk at a tango lesson in a church crypt in Clerkenwell. Bertha also bears a strong resemblance to the 17th century Venetian singer and composer Barbara Strozzi - with whom Phil happens to be obsessed. On their first serious date, they watch 'The Rainmaker', a tale of battered wives and the murder of an ex-husband. Could it be that Barbara's choice of film is not entirely innocent - especially considering that Phil afterwards finds himself carrying around a potential murder weapon?
Tags
Literary FictionPsychologicalQuirkyHistorical Elements