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I couldn't stop reading this book. The tale of a 16th century temple dancer and her family is told from multiple points of view, always centred around Adhira herself, because she can access their emotions. The dance art itself is almost a character in the book, there are quite detailed descriptions of what is being expressed in the dances. Although it is a thread running through this family, some of them renounce it, and their duty, as long-held traditions change and are broken.
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