Dancing Jack
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Book Overview
For ten years, Ash--to the best of her knowledge the last survivor of her family--has tried to forget the ill-fated uprising in which she was a pivotal figure. Learning that her nephew could still be... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0886775787
ISBN13:9780886775780
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:Daw Books
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"
Customer Reviews
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Understated, and beautiful, with good character development.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The renewal of Ash's life and world, from disasters she had a hand in creating, is told in deceptively low-key language, which grows to be compelling. After revolution with mixed resilts, plague and famine, the lands along the Madeena River are, like Ash herself, in a world class funk. The story opens in spring, with the first muddy thaw in the ground and in Ash's heart. The "Dancing Jack" of the title is a toy, whose effect on events.like so much else, is not obvious, yet may be considerable. The world is not a standard stereotype. Steamboats combine with potato farmers and clock-makers to divert attention from wonders building out of the corner of the eye. Conclusion: the book is much better than my review of it. It you have any tolerance for understated beauty, and have a chance to get it, try it.
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