Never Stop Dancing: A Novel

by Carmen Grau

Barcelona, February 2016. Enya begins to tell the story of her last six years, from the days when her mother died unexpectedly of cancer. Having grown up under her protection, estranged from her father and grandparents, and overwhelmed by the vacuum her mother’s death leaves behind, she decides to start a new life in Boston and chase her dream of becoming a literary editor. During her three years there, she experiences love, friendship, failure and, once again, the bitter taste of loss. Defeated, she returns to her native city, to finally confront and accept her mother’s death. She fulfills her dream of starting her own publishing house and bookshop. Meeting a renowned novelist seems like the perfect push to her career, but there is something mysterious about him that triggers her insecurities and feelings of unworthiness.

Córdoba, September 2010. Alberto is an established writer, author of detective novels, and happily married to María. After more than two decades reaping successes, he is bored and decides to tell a different story to everything he has written before. He conceives a novel for María which will, however, rock the stability of his marriage, take possession of his fate, and change the course of his existence. Condemned by his own writing, he briefly succumbs to despair before gathering renewed strength for a second chance to be happy.

Narrated from two points of view and two time settings, the lives of Enya and Alberto will finally converge in an unexpected way. Never Stop Dancing is a love story that takes us from Boston and Córdoba to Barcelona, a novel which speaks about relationships, literature, fate, religion, death and hope, and in which fiction and reality coexist on both sides of the same paper.

475 pages, Paperback

Published September 11, 2020

Reviews

[Peter Krohn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed Never Stop Dancing! I appreciated its realism combined with a touch of creatively authentic fantasy. This book is really well constructed from multiple perspectives, and kept me anxious to know what was going to happen next, right form the beginning to the end.

[Jemma Joines · Rating 4 out of 5]

100 pages in and I am already attached to the characters. Lovely writing. I am hooked.

[Jenny Reimann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. A little bit of fantasy thrown in that made the story more intriguing. Touched all the emotions, and it was a pleasure to read

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very intriguing and heartwarming tale of love and loss. Laugh out loud funny at times and moving and thought provoking as well.

Highly recommended!