Standoff Summary
Sandra Brown

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Standoff Summary

Most themes in Standoff are related to power. Brown is writing within a long tradition of female novelists presenting female protagonists who have both a certain innate power because of their indomitable personalities and a social power that is a result of their understanding of how people and society work, including how women are expected to behave and what they can actually do if they try. This tradition goes back at least as...

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