I wish I had this book when I had children. I was scared, I was alone and had no idea where or who I was supposed to be. Imagine being first married in another continent, having a distant husband, and then twins. Isabel has a lot on her mind, and we follow her as she begins to transform as she reckons with the fact she cheated on her husband before she had the twins. Is her husband the father of these beautiful but vastly different-looking girls? Can she fall in love with her husband again? Is the sculpture of the Dancing Woman calling her to be the best version of herself? This book is so provocative, realistic, and poignant. I can’t wait to recommend it to book clubs. So beautifully written.
Dancing Woman by Elaine Neil Orr, (List Price: $28.95, Blair, 9781958888339, January 2025)
Reviewed by Suzanne Lucey, Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, North Carolina