Leading the Dance

by Sarah Salway
Leading the Dance
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9 ratings, 4.67 average rating, 5 reviews (more data...)
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published
January 1st 2006 by Bluechrome Publishing

binding
Paperback, 156 pages

isbn
1904781888    (isbn13: 9781904781882)




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Nik Perring
09/15/08
Nik Perring rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Some books, more specifically short story collections, are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get. And I found myself thinking this about Leading The Dance, by Sarah Salway this week.

You see, I never read the stories in collections in order. I don't know why, I just don't. Last week, after many weeks of dipping in to it, I realised that sadly I was nearing the end. I probably only had one or two stories left to read, though, as I'd not read it in order, I d...more
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Isabel
03/15/09
Isabel rated it: 5 of 5 stars

I thought this was an amazing collection of short stories. The tales really stayed with me days later. The story of the housewife with an eating disorder and the strange pet-artist who paints a portrait of her fridge is wonderfully surreal, but simply inspired.

I can't recommend enough.
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Elizabeth Baines
03/22/09
Elizabeth Baines rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Elegant, insightful stories. See my blog review: http://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2009...
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Karen
10/03/08
Karen rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in February, 2009
If I were British, I'd say that these stories are deliciously wicked... Salway is completely psychotic in the most charming way possible.
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Bob
07/31/08
Bob rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in November, 2007
"Quiet Hour" is one of my favorite stories.
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01/31/09
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08/28/08
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Erik Ryman
08/07/08
Erik Ryman rated it: 5 of 5 stars


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07/21/08
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Jamieson
03/01/08
Jamieson rated it: 5 of 5 stars

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Anne
02/28/08
Anne rated it: 5 of 5 stars


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02/19/08
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Tania
12/12/07
Tania rated it: 4 of 5 stars

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