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The Dormant Age Paperback – August 2, 2022

by Kaitlyn Lansing (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
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Selected to perform as the Queen of the Wilis in the ballet, Giselle, Dawn Hayes is determined to prove to the other dancers that she is the most worthy of a professional career in ballet. Her dance teacher has trained her up to this point to use her body as it was meant to be—to show off its lines and curves of delicate bone beneath taut skin gracefully. The unspoken essence of classical ballet was taught as a set of purposeful movements aimed at ennobling Man.

But when a new teacher enters the studio, Madame Angulaire opens up a peculiar world of modern ballet and what it preaches. Wrapped up in a sheet, Dawn finds herself rocking back and forth to the tap of her teacher’s foot, trapped in movements that feel bizarre and unnatural, all the while wondering if this foreign movement could be considered ballet.

Through a series of uncomfortable pushes and pulls between teachers of varying esthetic beliefs and an unexpected friendship blossoming with an older dancer, Dawn must learn to choose which artistic interpretation of ballet is the correct one, even if it may cost her a career as a professional ballerina.
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  1. Print length
    266 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    August 2, 2022
  4. Dimensions
    5 x 0.67 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1734489642
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1734489644
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kaitlyn Lansing (August 2, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 266 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1734489642
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1734489644
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.67 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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Kaitlyn Lansing

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Kaitlyn Bankson (born Kaitlyn Marie Quis in New York, January 3, 1994), better known by her pen name Kaitlyn Lansing, is an American writer. She studied literature and philosophy throughout her education, which shaped her creative voice. She is the author of the novels The Paper Pusher, The Dormant Age, A Man of Silence, and A Man of Action. Kaitlyn’s unique perspective and raw prose bring light to matters that are often left untouched. She lives in Dubuque, Iowa, with her husband. Readers can see more of Kaitlyn’s work at www.kaitlynlansing.com.

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  • Marcia C.
    3.0 out of 5 stars This could have been much better. It started well but finished terribly.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2024
    This is the third book I have read by Kaitlyn Lansing as an advanced reader’s copy, for which I would like to thank Ms. Lansing and her publisher, as well as BookSirens. I am leaving my review voluntarily.

    I loved the first book of Ms. Lansing’s that I read, “A Man of Action,” and gave it five stars. I read it quickly, savoring the story. As I said in my review of that book, I found it to be riveting, different, compelling, gory, explicit, repugnant, morbid, macabre, and thought-provoking. The next two books, however, have been terrible disappointments. The second book I read, “The Paper Pusher,” was an odd, rambling, disjointed mess.

    I enjoyed reading this third book, “The Dormant Age,” until it devolved near the end into a strange, psychotic tale. If I had only read the first two thirds of the book, I would have thought it was great. I enjoyed the story, the characters, the writing, but then right before the last third, in Part 2, chapter VI, the story became implausible and went downhill quickly.

    What began as an interesting tale about a young girl’s love of ballet and her quest to become a prima ballerina became a twisted, sordid, unnecessary story about a woman’s psychotic break with reality. I found it to be incongruous and irrelevant to the story. Had this crazy interlude not occurred, I would have given the book five stars instead of the three I gave.
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  • Kathryn M.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great female main character and I loved the use of Ballet
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022
    I love books about ballet, it something that always works in a story. I enjoyed the way Kaitlyn Lansing wrote this as it was a beautifully done story. The characters were perfect and I really enjoyed going through this book.

    I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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