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The Violinist and the Ballerina
The instant their eyes met Cathy's well-constructed world almost fell apart. She recognised him instantly, though she doubted he did. Later he realised, she was the same Cathy Goodes he had taunted, tormented, and relentlessly bullied for two years until she moved to a different school. Is forgiveness possible? Can love still blossom?
67 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 16, 2017
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August 12, 2021
Not the story I imagined it was…
November 27, 2017
The Violinist and the Ballerina is a simple yet heartwarming story of two different individuals whose path coincides, bringing them together. Amidst the blooming love story between Jonah and Cathy, the story highlights certain sensitive issues with subtlety.
This book takes a dig at how parents often push children to pursue business or science overlooking the real creative interests of the kids. Success is measured by the numeric values of the grades, and a monotonic pressure to secure high scores coupled with a competition with peers become the primary reasons for stress. Another delicate issue that the book brings forth is the persistence of male chauvinism amongst orthodox families. Many families, till date, look down upon their female kids. But as a reader, it is commendable how Angelin Sydney has loosely threaded around these subjects with care and reflected the consequences of these actions on the children's mind.
Pick up the book on a chilled winter morning over coffee, and learn more about Jonah and Cathy, and their lives. For me, it was a perfect quick read, with a feel-good effect.
This book takes a dig at how parents often push children to pursue business or science overlooking the real creative interests of the kids. Success is measured by the numeric values of the grades, and a monotonic pressure to secure high scores coupled with a competition with peers become the primary reasons for stress. Another delicate issue that the book brings forth is the persistence of male chauvinism amongst orthodox families. Many families, till date, look down upon their female kids. But as a reader, it is commendable how Angelin Sydney has loosely threaded around these subjects with care and reflected the consequences of these actions on the children's mind.
Pick up the book on a chilled winter morning over coffee, and learn more about Jonah and Cathy, and their lives. For me, it was a perfect quick read, with a feel-good effect.
November 19, 2017
I think the author is right when she states less is more. This was an extremely beautiful romantic story and it wasn’t as long as the other novels I’ve read before but it was just as good. It starts off with something that Jonah did years ago to Cathy and he apologizes later. It’s still traumatic to Cathy and it is hard for her to want to talk to him because to be honest, who would? But she finds it in herself to forgive him because it is clearly shown how terrible he feels for what he did and love comes into play and makes the story even more beautiful. The story is about forgiveness, remorse, friendship, and of course, love. It is amazing in every aspect and with the special added touch of having music and dance included just makes it so much better.
November 12, 2017
This is a nice, short and sweet story. Short but as with each and every book that this author puts out her obvious passion shows through.
I love the fact that she does stories to make you feel better about life in general after reading it. Her books are highly universal that a wide range of people will love reading her books over and over again.
I love the fact that she does stories to make you feel better about life in general after reading it. Her books are highly universal that a wide range of people will love reading her books over and over again.
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