Sylvie gave her a look that could only be described as murderous. Wouldn't a hanger make all the difference?" "Perhaps you could hang that one," Margaret said. "Goddamn it," Sylvie mumbled, shaking out the blue Irish linen nightshirt for the third time. In some eyes, this would be the very picture of mother-daughter contentment: dutiful child, loving parent, clear March light streaming through the big windows. She calmed herself by seeing the scene as a movie. Would Sylvie finish in time to meet her older sister's train? Margaret reclined on her pillows, finding it a bit difficult to lie still. Nevertheless, she was beset by nervousness. By her silence, she hoped to show Sylvie how much she appreciated her. Margaret would have liked some tea, but she didn't want to interrupt.
When one tiny mistake was made, one sleeve marginally out of line, the shirt was shaken out and the entire endeavor repeated. Her second daughter was thirty-three, unmarried, devoted, and she creased each nightshirt sharply before tucking it into a perfect square. Now, lying in her bed and waiting for Jane to come home, she watched Sylvie folding the laundry. So that neither of them could ever say to the other, "You're Mom's favorite." When the girls were small, she had always made sure to let them take turns riding up front next to her, pushing the shopping cart, picking out the breakfast cereal. If there was one thing Margaret Porter knew, it was that nothing could divide a family faster than showing favoritism, even in the most minor circumstances. You weren't supposed to have favorite children. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Deeply moving and richly told, Dance with Me explores emotional connections at their very core, with keen insights into the lives of mothers and daughters, sisters and lovers that will resonate long after the final page is turned. Amid this landscape of loss and renewal, a haunting story of converging lives, small-town secrets-and the magical sway of unexpected miracles-unfolds.
Dylan Chadwick has come back, too, shedding the steely exterior he wore as a federal agent in order to follow in the footsteps of his apple-farming father and forget the life he once lived. Now she has been unexpectedly drawn home to her mother and only sister. Jane Porter left the apple orchards of rural Twin Rivers, Rhode Island, years ago, fleeing memories that could tear two families apart. Now the author of eight consecutive New York Times bestsellers delivers her most powerful book yet-the story of a man and woman forced to choose between the past that haunts them and the love that won’t let them go. Acclaimed for her insightful depiction of the magic and mystery in everyday life and relationships, Luanne Rice is one of today’s most gifted novelists.
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