TITLE: Fancy Dancer
AUTHOR: Fern Michaels
PUBLICATION DATE: 09/06/12
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BOOK SYNOPSIS:
On his thirty-fifth birthday, Jake St. Cloud inherits a fortune—and learns the whereabouts of his mysterious half-brother. On her deathbed, Selma St. Cloud revealed that Jake had a sibling, a product of his father’s affair. At last, Jake is in a position to track down Alex Rosario and make amends for their father’s past neglect.
At least, that’s the plan. When their initial meeting goes badly, a distraught Jake crashes his car and is sentenced to community work—with Alex as his parole officer. Jake must spend a year helping Angelica Dancer and her daughter, Fancy, at the Dancer Foundation for neglected children. Fancy, scarred within and without by the accident that ended her ballet career, is even less happy with the arrangement than Jake. Yet as they’re thrown together, Jake, Alex, Angelica, and Fancy make unexpected connections. And as he unravels the painful truths of his past, Jake realizes that his mother’s greatest gift to him lies not in his inheritance, but in the future, and the family, he’s slowly piecing together.
REVIEW:
Another great book from Michaels. This is not much of a romance even though there is some romance in it. This is more of a mans coming of age story. The story of Jake and the men in his life is more poignant than the story of Jake and Fancy.
Jake’s world is turned upside down a number of times in this story and it is good to watch him triumph over his challenges. The males he has in his life including Alex , Zeke, Jonah and Charlie all bring something into his life whether he expects it or not. The relationship with Fancy is really just a background story that might have added more to the story if there had been a bit more romance.
I am not sure why this book is called Fancy Dancer since it is really all about Jake and the changes he makes and the people who come into his life. It really is a wonderful and moving short story.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
4 Hearts
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