Or do you prefer something reliable?
I tend to like a mix of both. The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a unique historical novel.
“An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion.”—Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
“The Dance Tree addresses issues of the utmost importance today—the subjection of women, class inequality, the dangers of religious fundamentalism."—Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and Trust
Here is more about this intriguing book!
“Strasbourg, 1518. In the midst of a blisteringly hot summer, a lone woman begins to dance in the city square. She dances for days without pause or rest, and when hundreds of other women join her, the men running the city declare a state of emergency and hire musicians to play the Devil out of the mob. Outside the city, pregnant Lisbet lives with her husband and mother-in-law, tending the bees that are the family’s livelihood. Though Lisbet is removed from the frenzy of the dancing plague afflicting the city’s women, her own quiet life is upended by the arrival of her sister-in-law. Nethe has been away for seven years, serving a penance in the mountains for a crime no one will name.
It is a secret Lisbet is determined to uncover. As the city buckles under the beat of a thousand feet, Lisbet becomes caught in a dangerous web of deceit and clandestine passion. Like the women of Strasbourg, she too, is dancing to a dangerous tune. . . .”
Thank you @harperviabooks for this gifted copy! The Dance Tree published earlier this year and is available on our Amazon storefront!
