Learning to Dance

by Susan Sallis

An uplifting new novel from this West Country bestselling author.
     Judith is suddenly all alone in the world. Her husband, Jack, has left her -- why, she doesn't really know. Her two sons are in Australia, and both her mother and her best friend Naomi have recently died. Embarking on a journey to Exmoor to meet the famous artist Robert Haussman, with an oddly assorted group of fellow-enthusiasts, Judith finds herself a prey to all sorts of irrational fears. Chief amongst them is the increasing conviction that Jack is dead. Why did he leave her? Where has he gone? And why does Robert Haussman exert such a strange influence on her?

     Set in the Somerset countryside which Susan Sallis knows so well, this heartwarming novel shows how life, love and art cannot always meet happily together.

Genres: Fiction

352 pages, Hardcover

First published May 9, 2013

About the author

Susan Sallis was the author of over twenty bestselling novels, many of them set in the West Country. She was born in Gloucestershire and lived in Somerset with her family. She died in 2020.

Reviews

[sharon check]

Will Judith learn to dance?

Another charming novel by Susan Sallis, rapidly becoming a favorite author of mine. When Judith's steady world collapses she decides to travel to an art weekend with strangers to escape her grief. The strangers all have their own stories and the ups and downs are full of surprises.

[Janet Camilleri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hmmm. Not sure about this one ... the story felt like a dream unfolding, sometimes confusing and just way too coincidental. Perhaps this is the author's usual style, but having never read any of her books before, I couldn't say.

[Norma Kirby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love

I did not enjoy this as much as five farthing's, it had too many riddles, or perhaps my brain wasn't functioning properly.

[Lyn Ryan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sorry but I found this quite confusing -lost me very early

[Nicola North · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not keen

Not keen, kept reading till the end to see if it all came together but not keen. Usually a fan of her work

[Hope Cos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just okay

Story wasn't too interesting. Parts were very slow. Just needed a book to read traveling and this was in my library.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Boring..... finished to see what would happen but wish I hadn’t bothered. Liked other books by this author but not this one... expected more.

[mrs margaret young · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't enjoy it as much as her other books and I've read quite a few

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

An okay read, nothing outstanding but it was enjoyable.