From the Publisher
From the bestselling author of The Elegant Gathering of
White Snows comes a poignant, outrageous, refreshingly
liberating story about one woman whose life takes an unexpected
turn....
Meg Fratano has just witnessed the unthinkable: her husband of
twenty-seven years making love to another woman. In her bed. And
all Meg wanted to do was watch. Quietly, secretly, watch. Then she
realized her life would never be the same.
Meg isn't sure what she wants, but she knows it's not what she had.
After almost three decades of marriage and two children, she has
finally awakened to how unhappy she is.
Now, with the help of friends old and new, and even her teenage
daughter-a former brat who has blossomed into a startlingly wise
young woman-Meg just might break through the chains of everyone's
expectations for her and find the strength to take the first step
on her own path. To strip away a lifetime of inhibitions. To dance
naked at the edge of dawn...
From the Jacket
From the bestselling author of "The Elegant Gathering of White
Snows comes a poignant, outrageous, refreshingly liberating story
about one woman whose life takes an unexpected turn....
Meg Fratano has just witnessed the unthinkable: her husband of
twenty-seven years making love to another woman. In her bed. And
all Meg wanted to do was watch. Quietly, secretly, watch. Then she
realized her life would never be the same.
Meg isn''t sure what she wants, but she knows it''s not what she
had. After almost three decades of marriage and two children, she
has finally awakened to how unhappy she is.
Now, with the help of friends old and new, and even her teenage
daughter-a former brat who has blossomed into a startlingly wise
young woman-Meg just might break through the chains of everyone''s
expectations for her and find the strength to take the first step
on her own path. To strip away a lifetime of inhibitions. To dance
naked at the edge of dawn...
About the Author
Kris Radish is the bestselling author of four novels, The
Elegant Gathering of White Snows, Dancing
Naked at the Edge of Dawn, Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling
Funeral, and The Sunday List of
Dreams. She lives in Wisconsin, where she writes
two nationally syndicated columns each week and is at work on her
sixth novel, The Poetry of Emma's Salvation.
Bookclub Guide
Featuring a cast of courageous women who embark on a remarkable
journey together, Kris Radish's The Elegant Gathering of
White Snows has won the hearts of readers coast to coast.
Her second novel, Dancing Naked at the Edge of
Dawn, is an equally rousing tribute to the spirit of
women, and to the liberating power of friendship. Full of humor,
honesty, and a fresh new take on the unexpected challenges of life,
both novels offer powerful themes for reading-group discussions.
The Elegant Gathering of White Snows introduces
eight extraordinary women who have shared a lifetime of joys and
heartaches. But one night, they respond to a personal crisis by
deciding to go for a walk that may last for days. As they stroll
down a rural Wisconsin highway, word spreads of their mysterious
journey. Women around the globe become rejuvenated by news of the
pilgrimage, whose location is marked only on the invisible map of
each woman's life story.
In the arresting opening scene of Dancing Naked at the Edge
of Dawn, Meg Fratano discovers her husband of thirty years
in bed with another woman. Yet her response is one that she never
could have predicted. Faced with the truth about her marriage, her
family, and herself, she reaches through memories and stifled
emotions to discover the person she once was, and find a way to
bring her back to life.
Just as Kris Radish's characters band together for support and
understanding, those who gather to discuss these novels are sure to
find many new ways to empower themselves. The questions, discussion
topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance
your reading of Kris Radish's The Elegant Gathering of
White Snows and Dancing Naked at the Edge of
Dawn. We hope they will enrich your experience of these
exhilarating novels.
Kris Radish is the bestselling author of four novels, The
Elegant Gathering of White Snows, Dancing
Naked at the Edge of Dawn, Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling
Funeral, and The Sunday List of
Dreams. She lives in Wisconsin, where she writes
two nationally syndicated columns each week and is at work on her
sixth novel, The Poetry of Emma's Salvation.
Trade Paperback
352 Pages, 5.18 x 8.22 x 0.74 in
December 28, 2004
Random House Publishing Group
English
0553382632
9780553382631