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| Original Title: | Early from the Dance |
| ISBN: | 0452282802 (ISBN13: 9780452282803) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | North Carolina(United States) |
David Payne
Paperback | Pages: 464 pages Rating: 4.15 | 384 Users | 40 Reviews
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| Title | : | Early From The Dance - A Southern Novel Of Love And Betrayal |
| Author | : | David Payne |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 464 pages |
| Published | : | October 28th 2003 by Ballantine Books (first published 1989) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Romance |
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Cary and Adam are best friends from opposite sides of the Killdeer, N.C., tracks. Then Jane McCrae comes into their lives like a hurricane. When Cary falls in love with her, the boy's twosome becomes a tightly knit group of three, and they make plans for their summer after high school graduation. When Cary must remain in Killdeer, Adam and Jane head off to the Outer Banks alone, where they fall under the spell of the Lost Colony Hotel and its mysterious and charming proprietors. In a summer full of bright promise and heartache, Adam's feelings for Jane force him to make a difficult choice. . .Rating Regarding Books Early From The Dance - A Southern Novel Of Love And Betrayal
Ratings: 4.15 From 384 Users | 40 ReviewsRate Regarding Books Early From The Dance - A Southern Novel Of Love And Betrayal
I have to admit that I dont know how to feel about this book. Its beautifully written. That being said, outside of the fact that its a long book, its one of the most depressing and saddest books Ive ever read. I didnt particularly like any of the characters; they were all flawed in ways that made them unattractive, but they fit together. Enablers certainly, all of them. So how can I give this book 4 stars? I honestly cant say. But I would invite anyone who is so inclined to read the book andI really liked this book. Sometimes it gets a bit too "deep", almost comically so...but over all I enjoyed the read.
David Payne taught one of my MFA workshop semesters, and the experience was transformative. This book delivers the energy, forward motion and deep characterization that Payne moved me toward.
Wouldn't mind reading this little gem again given the chance. Thank ya sis
I got an advance copy of this book when it was new and bought another one later - I like the main two characters, A. and Jane, and Jane's mom, and A's dad, and a few of the lesser characters, but not the weirdness of Cleanth and Morgan. My favorite part these days when I reread it is A's recollection of his dog Pete and crabbing with Pete and his mom, I read this aloud to my wife just the other night.
I'm going through my list of read books to attempt to review them and when this one came up, my first thought was I didn't like it. Since I read it in 2004, I went through other people's reviews in order to jog my memory so I could review it. I purchased it in 1998 but didn't read it until 2004 and I don't remember anything about it; usually once I read other's reviews, I remember at least something about the book. The majority of the reviews on Goodreads are great and people seem to love it but
Early From the Dance preached a multi-faceted perspective on life, constructed through each character's philosophies, one different from the next, their personalities and beliefs rooted in their past (Faulkneresque, oh my).Adam/A.(I would love to find a better quote, but I was lazy with this book and didn't mark in it as much as I usually do, perhaps because I didn't find as much meaning in it as other books, though it still carries a significant message. )"'My love for Cary was a great thing,'
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