The Dance Tree

The Dance Tree"If some prose sings, Kiran Millwood Hargraves truly dances. Although set in the early sixteenth century, The Dance Tree addresses issues of the utmost importance todaythe subjection of women, class inequality, the dangers of religious fundamentalism. Ultimately, however, the books wisdom, compassion, and beauty transcend historical boundaries: this is a timeless novel."Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and Trust An intriguing, haunting novel

she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz’s most promising young citizens

" ―Jennifer Saint

will fight to the death for her friends

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Wonderfully tender and hilariously funny

Featuring a map of the novel’s characters and their connections

Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun

David Mitchell reveals how his disparate characters connect

I was just enraptured by the lineage and the story of this modern African-American family

Riddles upon riddles

Vasya loves the story of Frost

an older servant woman at her new master's house

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