The Flamenco Academy: A Novel

The Flamenco Academy: A Novel

â€œBird captures the staccato passion of flamenco in a rapturous love triangle.â€
â€“People

â€œThe Flamenco Academy opens so boldly . . . that you have to wonder how [Sarah] Bird can sustain such high drama. But it quickly becomes apparent that sheâ€™s mapped her novelâ€™s treacherous terrain and planned accordingly, building characters sturdy enough to stand firmly, even when their emotions are spinning out of control.â€
â€“The New York Times Book Review

The first commandment of flamenco is Dame la verdadâ€“Give me the truth. But for Cyndi Rae Hrncir, a shy seventeen-year-old, the truth is too painful to share. When Rae becomes infatuated with the devastatingly handsome flamenco guitarist TomÃ¡s Montenegro, she and her best friend, Didi, immerse themselves in the exotic world of the Gypsy dance and in the spellbinding stories told by their legendary teacher, DoÃ±a Carlota, TomÃ¡sâ€™s great-aunt. Locked in a volatile triangle and driven by obsessionâ€“Didi with fame, Rae with TomÃ¡s, and TomÃ¡s with the mystery of his originâ€“the three sharpen their performances, while danger, longing, and betrayal pulse beneath each step. When a heartbreaking longheld secret comes to light, Rae is duty-bound to honor the laws of flamenco and finally reveal the truth.

â€œThe stuff bestsellers are made of . . . [The Flamenco Academy is] funny and beautifully structured to create anticipation and suspense, with lush moments of romance and a surprisingly sturdy backbone.â€
â€“Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

â€œGood conflict makes good fiction, and thatâ€™s what gives The Flamenco Academy such irresistible energy and narrative drive. . . . A heady brew of a novel, lushly romantic at one turn, wryly and wittily observant at the next.â€
â€“Houston Chronicle

â€œA deft exploration of love, desire and jealousy told against the backdrop of that most complex of dances, flamenco.â€
â€“Baltimore Sun
Country USA
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0345462386_gdd_341
ReleaseDate 2007-10-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345462381

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0345462386_gdd_341
ReleaseDate	2007-10-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345462381

The Flamenco Academy: A Novel

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