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Learning to Dance
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO TAKE WING AND FLY...
When her husband, Jack, unexpectedly leaves her, Judith suddenly realises she is all alone in the world: her two sons are in Australia, and both her mother and her best friend Naomi have recently died.
Deciding to embark on a journey to Exmoor to meet the famous artist Robert Haussman, with an oddly assorted group of fellow-enthusiasts, she finds herself 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?
Will she find the answers she craves and the strength she needs to move forward?
When her husband, Jack, unexpectedly leaves her, Judith suddenly realises she is all alone in the world: her two sons are in Australia, and both her mother and her best friend Naomi have recently died.
Deciding to embark on a journey to Exmoor to meet the famous artist Robert Haussman, with an oddly assorted group of fellow-enthusiasts, she finds herself 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?
Will she find the answers she craves and the strength she needs to move forward?
- GenresFiction
432 pages, Paperback
First published May 9, 2013
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Susan Sallis
67 books36 followersSusan 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.
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June 4, 2021Will 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.
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.
January 31, 2018
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.
November 21, 2018
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.
I did not enjoy this as much as five farthing's, it had too many riddles, or perhaps my brain wasn't functioning properly.
October 14, 2019
Sorry but I found this quite confusing -lost me very early
December 22, 2020
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
Not keen, kept reading till the end to see if it all came together but not keen. Usually a fan of her work
June 22, 2021
Just okay
Story wasn't too interesting. Parts were very slow. Just needed a book to read traveling and this was in my library.
Story wasn't too interesting. Parts were very slow. Just needed a book to read traveling and this was in my library.
December 1, 2021
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.
July 10, 2023
Didn't enjoy it as much as her other books and I've read quite a few
June 21, 2015
An okay read, nothing outstanding but it was enjoyable.
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