Author Kathryn Eriksen dedicates this Christian-themed novel
to those who stubbornly seek and accept the truth, and acknowledges various
individuals such as her husband, daughter, brothers, her twin (though the
gender is unspecified), and God. Before the main narrative, she asks readers if
they ever see magic tricks and wonder how they’re done, noting that good
magicians might show them and great ones see the mystery they can manipulate at
will, with the main trick being to look through the mystery. The writer
indicates that magicians and others move to their own music in life, aims to
change readers from victims to creators, and denotes that her story provides
clues how we can create our own realities, that the reader is the star of the
show.
Each chapter in the text opens with various inspirational
quotes related to music and dancing from luminaries in the field such as Robert
Fripp, Berthold Auerbach, and Leo Tolstoy, the initial chapter narrating how
mother Christine Hartt dreads the decision by her husband Brian to leave the
family, given an occurrence many years prior to the birth of their daughter
Savanna Anne. In the meantime, Savanna gets into trouble at school, getting
into a fight with a bully that leads her to see her school’s Principal, Janet
Andersen, who plays a significant role throughout the story, with Savanna’s
mother too distraught from her rocky relationship with her husband to properly
discipline her child.
Christine works as a nurse, having met Brian in college, and
the two with their daughter live in Newridge, Colorado, with Savanna ultimately
adapting a strategy of getting in touch with nature to deal with her problems,
encountering a mysterious woman named Avery and her dog Avatar. One of the
primary twists is somewhat predictable prior to its revelation, although there
are others within the text, which has a satisfying conclusion, after which the
writer poses several questions to the reader about whether stories they created
about traumatic events are painful and need to be rewritten. Overall, this is
an enjoyable and inspirational read from start to finish that this reviewer
highly recommends.
Author's Bio:
Kathryn
Eriksen is known as the "Story Alchemist." She has touched many people
with her inspirational books, blog and articles about living your best
life. A lawyer by training, she transformed her own life story from
anger and frustration to love, joy and peace through the use of the same
techniques that she shares in "Heart Dancing."
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