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| Original Title: | In and Out of Step |
| ISBN: | 0987434837 (ISBN13: 9780987434838) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Christine M. Knight
Paperback | Pages: 482 pages Rating: 4.11 | 94 Users | 65 Reviews
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Think about the woman you’re becoming!’ Leonie said, trying to prevent Cassie’s flight from home and the problems there. 'You could find yourself out of the frying pan and into the fire.' Her past denied and dance championship dreams discarded, Cassie Sleight leaves home. In the seemingly idyllic coastal town of Keimera, she starts a career on the English staff of the local high school. Exposure to Mark Talbut, a man struggling to be modern yet threatened by power shifts in the workplace and in society, causes Cassie to assess her reactions as a teacher and a woman. As she does so, the secrets of her past surface. Will that past continue to choreograph Cassie’s present steps? What sort of woman does she become? ‘In and Out of Step' looks at how the world a person lives in shapes that person for good and for bad. It is a story about friendship and family, belonging, alienation, sexual harassment, and change. The title alludes to the way Cassie Sleight uses dance as a way to interpret life and process her reactions to it.
Details Regarding Books In and Out of Step
| Title | : | In and Out of Step |
| Author | : | Christine M. Knight |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Second |
| Pages | : | Pages: 482 pages |
| Published | : | January 14th 2013 by Highlight Publishing (first published September 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Fiction |
Rating Regarding Books In and Out of Step
Ratings: 4.11 From 94 Users | 65 ReviewsWrite-Up Regarding Books In and Out of Step
This book is amazing. I couldn't put it down, I got sucked right into Cassie's life. This is a well written book, I would recommend it to everyone.
A complex and rich story about Cassie Sleight and the world she lives in. That world is going through major change in the late 1980s as the power dynamic in gender relationships changes. The author creates a world where many women have big hair, where there are dance clubs, and sexual harassment is widespread in the workplace. Cassie (the central character) and Mavis (an important secondary female character) are masterfully drawn. They emerge as real people and I cared about them both but for
I totally enjoyed 'In and Out of Step' and was hooked from the opening paragraph in Chapter 1. In fact, I read into the early hours of two consecutive mornings to finish it and in my breaks at work on Friday and Saturday. 'In and Out of Step' is a story about love as well as the dualities of women's roles in the modern world presented to the reader from different character viewpoints. It is not a romance novel.A rich picture of Australian life and the concerns of the time form the backdrop to
This is a richly layered story filled with characters who emerge as real people. As in life, there weren't any quick fixes to the issues these people faced, especially in matters of the heart. The twists and turns in the storytelling, as people tried to work out their lives, kept me hooked as a reader. I really liked the way the plot and subplots provided different perspectives on the novel's themes and concerns. The evolving love story, the family matters, the workplace issues, the dilemma of
A story for teachers, students, dancers, actors, husbands, wives, men, women and everyone in between. In and Out of Step is a triumph perfectly portraying beauty, ugliness, heroism, friendship, decision making, power struggles, sex and disaster.As an avid fantasy reader I found the first quarter to be a bit tough. Instead of dark wizards, sorcerers, dungeons and dragons, I found myself confronted with an evil far greater than Voldermort or Sauron. Humanity.This book details the events of
I like stories that are entertaining and that have depth to them. If the story is anchored in the times in which it is set and provides insights into issues relevant in that time and now, all the better.'In and Out of Step' is such a novel. Cassie and Mavis are wonderful real women and not just names on the page. They both have moving coming-of-age stories. Imagine my delight when I discovered Knight was also exploring a really hot topic - sexual harassment and the culture that feeds it. I had
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