In the Heart of the Valley of Love (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Cynthia Kadohata
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: 2052
- Setting: Los Angeles and elsewhere in Southern California
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA
Characters Discussed
Francie, whose name is short for Francesca, the nineteen-year-old narrator. She quietly enjoys the weirdness of a life lived among people discarded by a future society. The daughter of a Japanese mother and a Chinese/black father, Francesca lives in a futuristic Los Angeles beset by riots, fires, mass unemployment, and gasoline and water shortages. The rich live in armed and gated communities. Like many others, Francie suffers from a new chronic skin disease, but she refuses to be bothered by it. Francie, who was orphaned at the age of fourteen, moves out...
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