Dancing With The Elephants

by Jill Ireland

Delilah O’Reilly is a bright, beautiful,young woman attending school at the Annex, the sister school of Harvard, in 1890. She lives happily with her father; her mother’s demise having coincided with her birth. She is wooed by a handsome, wealthy older man and when they marry, she feels as if she is living a fairy tale; her already perfect life acheiving unimagined heights. The euphoria is short lived and she discovers that her husband is not merely manipulative and possessive, he is an abusive monster. She flees Boston and his sadistic cruelty, fearing for her life. She seeks obscuity in the vastness of the Wild West, alone and equipped with only her desperation and her horse. Dancing with the Elephants is a suspenseful, romantic adventure that follows her terror and triumphs as she struggles to forge a path through the wilderness. Author's I apologize to the previous reader' who endured a humiliatingly number of typographical errors. I have made great effort to correct this, and hope subsequent reader's will be spared that annoyance.. So sorry. sincerely, Jill Ireland

767 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 27, 2014

Reviews

[Shelley turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish I could dance....I guess I'm an old softie.

I've always enjoyed Western based fact. This book was written so very well. I could laugh, cry, be scared, be confident, be confused, wary, excited.
My wife will read it next. I think I went thru a box of tissues.
A excellent read.

[Takro · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed the story line, but the book was unnecessarily long. Ended up skimming a lot. Should have been edited to hold the readers interest.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Engaging novel, but extremely long. Filled with errors, and especially missing words, which I found very disruptive. Loved the characters which were very well developed and likeable (except when they weren't supposed to be). Lots of action, lots of detail, and lots of color (just like the cover). Followed the main female character for most of her adult life. She was a extraordinary woman, and could do anything and everything. She was a bit too Superwoman, so it felt a little unrealistic -- and yet, her life was full, rich, interesting and colorful. She took risks, believed in herself and her abilities, and was successful. The story was quite long -- and yet, I don't know what I'd remove. The length was not due to too much detail; there were just a lot of events, accomplishments, relationships and action wrapped into this story.

[Tracey S Choat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Way too long for me.

The story started out well but was way too long and wordy. Could have used a very good editor to change grammatical errors and remove a great deal of the excess verbiage. I wanted to like it and it does have potential but I'm sorry I just could not finish it.