Hello, Mr. Lee,

I looked at the passage to which you referred in your message. "That" in this case is to narrow down, sort of, the number of ways your character might be different from other women. You might also say, "not very different from" or "not too different from" to achieve the same meaning. Saying, as you did, "but not different in many ways" is backwards, in a way, when what I think you mean to say that "there are not that may differences between" this woman and other women out there. I hope this makes sense. The editing process is fascinating, because there are many ways to say things in this language. A writer and editor can debate the best word choice to help the writer to establish nuance and acquire a writing style--it is a very noble goal!

Please let me know if you have more questions about this usage, or any others about the sample.

Thank you!

Laura