Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The gripping new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies, The Dance Tree is a transporting story of lust, family secrets and women under the eye of the Church.

The Dance Tree

Rodrigo Figueiredo Severino

Some of the most beautiful prose I’ve ever read honestly. It’s amazing, I just thought the first 100 pages were a bit slow. But once it got going, it REALLY GOT GOING.

Amy Thomson

2.5☆

i was hoping for a little more dancing plague, not going to lie. there were some glimpses into why these women might have become afflicted but ultimately, it was a lot less than i had hoped for.

but most of all, i cannot stop wondering why is it about the punishment of historic lesbians that compels kiran millwood hargrave so much that it is ever-present in her work? there is so much misery permeating this book, the bittersweet ending offers barely any console.