Poet and Dancer
by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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Author: Ruth Prawer JhabvalaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-07-01
ISBN: 0385468873
Number of pages: 199
Publisher: Anchor
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Book Review: Beautiful and Haunting Story
Summary: 5 Stars
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has written this book with the most beautiful prose. She doesn't just tell a story; she becomes a part of her story and brings the reader along with her. When you read it, read it with no distractions and soak in the words. Poet and Dancer tells the story of two cousins, Angel and Lara. When they first meet during childhood, Angel falls in love with Lara and never loves anyone else in the same way. Later, when they are reacquainted as adults, they become roommates and are inseperable and dependent on one another. The beautiful and alluring Lara sucks those around her into her magnetic aura. Conversely, Angel attaches herself to those around her that she holds dearest. Even as Lara struggles with obviously genetic psychological problems, her sensuality and allure to those around her does not diminish.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala tempts when she writes. She sets the reader up with a hint of sensual suspense between Angel and Lara that drives the novel to the end. In my opinion, the story of Lara and Angel could end in no other way.
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