
Psychiatrist Dick Diver and wealthy patient Nicole's passionate marriage unravels amid Jazz Age glamour, infidelity, and personal decline.
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Psychiatrist Dick Diver and wealthy patient Nicole's passionate marriage unravels amid Jazz Age glamour, infidelity, and personal decline.
The carefree swirl of the Jazz Age…and the tragic romance of Dick and Nicole Diver. Fitzgerald's "favorite novel" is the story of their passionate love affair and their life as the perfect Jazz Age couple. He's an idealistic American psychiatrist, full of charm and a promising career. She's an extraordinarily beautiful and wealthy mental patient being treated at a Swiss sanitarium. They fall in love and marry. Unfortunately, her shameful and tragic past continually forces him to be both doctor a...
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Central marriage and affair with implied sexual relations; backstory of incestuous abuse
Mentions of past abuse without graphic depictions
Occasional mild language typical of the period
Frequent alcohol use and alcoholism as a major theme
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult content
Class, wealth, and expatriate American identity themes
Mental health struggles without on-page suicide
Past sexual abuse and its lasting effects on marriage and mental health
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