“If I don’t leave the shadows now and stand with her in the light, I consign myself to them forever”
This is a new one for me. Usually, my thoughts on a book are
untouched by any direct access to its creator.
A recent email correspondence with the author of this book convinced me
to seek it out and now I feel a little daunted by posting a review.
That being said, here goes... There are elements of this tale
that seem completely foreign and others that really drew me in. I could
identify with the hopeless romantic longings of J for his classmate Ariel. They
reminded me of my own kindergarten courtly love
style obsession with my classmate ending in rejection and embarrassment.
Here J is the picture of perserverance overcoming a violent
family life, poverty and bullying with a fixed view to winning over dancing
Ariel. Her story is equally complex. It is not a perfect story but so embued
with emotions that I was moved to give it the score below.
5 out of 5 smart,
complicated women can also play the romantic lead.
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