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Title details for Echoes of the Dance by Marcia Willett - Available

Echoes of the Dance

by Marcia Willett
June Barrie
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Roly Carradine has found refuge in Cornwall, in the mellow stone house of his childhood. A broken marriage made Roly remove himself from his busy London life, and here in Cornwall he welcomes Kate, also seeking refuge from the grief of losing her husband, and young Daisy Quin, a dancer recovering from a back injury. Roly's son Nat, a garden designer with his own secret burden to bear, lives not far away and is plagued by the unsympathetic visits of his mother Monica, Roly's ex-wife. Roly, Kate, Daisy and Nat all try to find resolution in the beauty and peace of the Cornish countryside.

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  • Release date

    April 1, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792748359
      • File size: 311800 KB
      • Duration: 10:49:34

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Fans of English family sagas and Willett's earlier series will not be disappointed by her latest endeavor. Willett reintroduces Kate Webster, recently widowed and struggling to regain her balance in life. She is joined by her friend, Roly Carradine, a retired London photographer now living in Cornwall. June Barrie's gravelly, thoroughly English voice conveys character depth and is easy to listen to. She moves gracefully between the generations, distinguishing characters with slight adjustments in tone, accent, and energy. The story's only drawback is Willett's tendency to overanalyze her characters though Barrie's delivery keeps the narrative upbeat and, for the most part, interesting. Listeners will likely find this story as enjoyable and cozy as a cup of tea. D.J.P. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 15, 2007
      For her latest warmhearted take on love, change and relationships, Willett brings back Kate Webster (First Friends
      ; A Friend of the Family
      ), now a newly widowed grandmother living in Cornwall not far from Roly Carradine, a retired London photographer. While trying to persuade grieving Kate to adopt his newest stray dog, Floss, Roly agrees to take in a stray person, Daisy Quin, who, like Roly's sister, Mim, years before, has just suffered an accident that threatens to end her dancing career. Mim became a successful and beloved dancing instructor and wants to help Daisy follow her example, but Daisy is not ready to face that she may never dance again, or that the man she's in love with is not all he seems. Likewise, Roly's manipulative ex-wife, Monica, still pines for him; Roly retains a guilty secret; and Roly and Monica ignore the fact that their son, Nat, has secrets of his own. Chez Willett, friends help friends when they get "wumbled" (worried and jumbled) while courtship and marriage just wumble things up. Willett gets a bit wumbled herself, overexplaining the psychology of her characters and avoiding a happily-ever-after ending by substituting stagy sentimentality. Appealing, durable, human characters like Kate, Roly, Mim and Daisy deserve better.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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