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Synopsis
In ''Dancer on the Stairs,'' a woman wakes up on a stone staircase in a baroque palace, not speaking the language of the place and lacking the chemical signature that allows people to identify each other within a complex social hierarchy. Unable to communicate in words, she resorts to dance. In ''The Burning Furrow,'' a man who runs a diner in present-day America is also a freedom-fighter in the northern, courtly realm of Dinesen. His people are abused foreigners at home, the servants of strangers, bound not by their overlords, but by their world itself, through a ritual known as the burning of the furrows. Only he and his family are free-- for a time. Now that time is ending.
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Sarah Tolmie, the author of The Stone Boatmen and NoFood, is an Associate Professor in the English Department of the University of Waterloo. She received her PhD at Cambridge. Her work with virtual reality and dance explores links between movement and proprioception -- the body's sense of itself and its limits in space -- and narrative and poetic structures and pathways.
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Author and professor Tolmie (The Stone Boatmen) delivers an exquisite duo of short stories in this slim volume. ''The Dancer on the Stairs'' follows a woman who is trapped on a staircase between hallways, each an individual region unto itself. A rover of sorts, the woman is unable to communicate with those who call the hallways their home. Only by dancing does she create a strong foothold in this new world, while courting a prince who shares her limitations. ''The Burning Furrow'' tells of a Romany family who move between worlds and whose honor and destiny depend on the rituals surrounding their names. Rich with detail, both stories are imbued with baroque sensibilities, a refreshing deviation from the typical medieval setting. Rather than relying on pure exposition, Tolmie uses the characters' interactions and personalities to bring color to the unique magic of each setting. Tolmie's investigations of identity, place, and personal meaning are a delight to read and a great contribution to the genre. --Publishers Weekly April 2016
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- PublisherAqueduct Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1619761033
- ISBN 13 9781619761032
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages200
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