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When the Music Stops: Dance On (Ballet Trilogy-Book 2) | LitPick Book Reviews
When the Music Stops: Dance On (Ballet Trilogy-Book 2)
When the Music Stops: Dance On (Ballet Trilogy-Book 2)
When the Music Stops: Dance On (Ballet Trilogy-Book 2)
The Story Continues in When the Music Stops: Dance On Martas life: Part Two. Marta struggles to regain her ability to dance. As she finds a job to support herself, her dance and her personal life takes several unexpected and harrowing turns. Will she be able to find a deeper well of strength to meet these new challenges head-on? Eighteen year-old Marta Selbryth remained in Billings, Montana until she realized she'd need an extended recovery time before she'd be able to return to dancing. As the story begins, it's May, 1958 and Marta's returned to her family home in Bremerton, Washington. Her plan: work on her recovery and make decisions about her future as a dancer as well as her relationship with her boyfriend, Steve Mason. It's true, it is hard to go home after being on your own, but Marta's mother welcomes her and lets her discover her own way forward. However, Marta feels displaced by her mom's special friend, Robert. Being alone and lonely, she wanders aimlessly through her days and nights. When she takes a job with the local community theatre, her energy returns. Her enthusiasm further reignites when her former ballet teacher, Miss Holland, invites Marta to teach at her dance studio. Over the fall, winter and into spring, a series of unexpected events at the dance studio and in Marta's romantic relationships throw her life in chaos. She must rethink what and who she wants and needs in her life as well as how much she's willing to forfeit to achieve her goals. Read the first chapter...

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Chick Lit
  • Fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Series

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up

After breaking her ankle, Marta has nothing left in Billings except maybe her friends, but she decides to go back home and restart her career. While she works to keep rent, it seems that her mom has moved on from her leaving; she has a boyfriend and she was using Marta's room as an office. Marta works a variety of jobs to keep going: some at the local theater and some at Mrs. Holland's dance studio where she practically grew up. Her theater job leaves her in the company of a young man named Dennis. After Steve sees her with him, will their relationship recover?

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