Pretending to Dance
Oct 2015 · Pan Macmillan
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When the pretending ends, the lying begins . . .
It's the summer of 1990 and fourteen-year-old Molly Arnette lives with her extended family on one hundred acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The summer seems idyllic at first. The mountains are Molly's playground and she's well loved by her father, a therapist famous for books he's written about a method called 'Pretend Therapy'; her adoptive mother, who has raised Molly as her own; and Amalia, her birth mother who also lives on the family land.
The adults in Molly's life have created a safe and secure world for her to grow up in. But Molly's security begins to crumble as she becomes aware of a plan taking shape in her extended family – a plan she can't stop and that threatens to turn her idyllic summer into a nightmare.
Pretending to Dance by Diane Chamberlain, the bestselling author of The Silent Sister, is a fascinating and deftly-woven novel, that reveals the devastating power of secrets.
It's the summer of 1990 and fourteen-year-old Molly Arnette lives with her extended family on one hundred acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The summer seems idyllic at first. The mountains are Molly's playground and she's well loved by her father, a therapist famous for books he's written about a method called 'Pretend Therapy'; her adoptive mother, who has raised Molly as her own; and Amalia, her birth mother who also lives on the family land.
The adults in Molly's life have created a safe and secure world for her to grow up in. But Molly's security begins to crumble as she becomes aware of a plan taking shape in her extended family – a plan she can't stop and that threatens to turn her idyllic summer into a nightmare.
Pretending to Dance by Diane Chamberlain, the bestselling author of The Silent Sister, is a fascinating and deftly-woven novel, that reveals the devastating power of secrets.
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Amanda Ludlow
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25 October 2023
Loved it really good read hard to put down made me cry as i can relate to the loss of a father great book loved the characters
Ceril Jones
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22 October 2015
One of my favourite authors this book is a must read. Very sad that I have finished it, can't wait for the next book.
Emma Johnson
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3 April 2016
I don't normally review books, but felt this story was so good it deserved a review, had me hooked from the start
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About the author
Diane Chamberlain is a bestselling author of numerous novels including Necessary Lies, Pretending to Dance, and The Silent Sister. Her storylines are often a combination of family drama, intrigue and suspense. She lives in North Carolina with her partner, photographer John Pagliuca, and her sheltie, Cole.
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