![]() ![]() Outside the city, pregnant Lisbet lives with her husband and mother-in-law, tending the bees that are the family’s livelihood. 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. ![]() ![]() In the midst of a blisteringly hot summer, a lone woman begins to dance in the city square. In this gripping historical novel, the internationally bestselling author of The Mercies weaves a spellbinding tale of fear, transformation, courage, and love in sixteenth-century France. Kiran Millwood-Hargrave effortlessly intertwines the stories of women tenderly and sympathetically, creating a novel in which female courage and resilience shines brightly against a brilliantly evoked backdrop of claustrophobic horror.”-Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne “An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion. ![]() Ultimately, however, the book’s wisdom, compassion, and beauty transcend historical boundaries: this is a timeless novel."-Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and Trust Although set in the early sixteenth century, The Dance Tree addresses issues of the utmost importance today-the subjection of women, class inequality, the dangers of religious fundamentalism. "If some prose sings, Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s truly dances. ![]()
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