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'A damaged family and their generations of dangerous secrets
'At twenty, Sara is tormented by terror so profound she hasn't left her home in five years. Like the mermaid in the fairytale her Spanish grandmother once told her, Sara imagines she is dancing on knives. She feels suffocated by her family, especially her father – the famous artist Augusto Sanchez – whose volcanic passions dominate their lives.
'Then one stormy night, her father does not come home. His body is found dangling from a cliff face. Astonishingly, he is still alive, but the mystery of his fall can only be solved by the revelation of long-held family secrets.
'At once a suspenseful murder mystery and a lyrical love story, Dancing on Knives is about how family can constrict and liberate us, how art can be both joyous and destructive, and how strength can be found in the unlikeliest places.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication:
For my mother, Gilly, my sister, Belinda,
and my dear friend Sarah
–the three bravest women I know
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Dancing on Knives
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9-10 August 2014; (p. 21)
— Review of Dancing on Knives 2014 single work novel -
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night...
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 July 2014; (p. 36) The Age , 12 July 2014; (p. 36)
— Review of Dancing on Knives 2014 single work novel
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night...
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 July 2014; (p. 36) The Age , 12 July 2014; (p. 36)
— Review of Dancing on Knives 2014 single work novel -
Dancing on Knives
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9-10 August 2014; (p. 21)
— Review of Dancing on Knives 2014 single work novel