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Natalia is to be married to a German sailor much older than herself, but two days before the wedding she meets Diego, a mysterious young dancer, and they fall immediately in love. When he serenades her on the eve of the ceremony, Natalia's father unwittingly invites him to the festivities. There they dance a tango charged with passion, before Diego vanishes, knowing she is lost to him. Soon after the marriage Natalia father dies, and her husband is lost at sea, presumed dead. Penniless and alone, she endures a desperate existence until she becomes a dancer in a tango hall. Diego discovers her there and vows to bring her away from this existence, but their reunion has devastating consequences. Many years later, the spirit of the dance and the lovers' longing for each other draws together two strangers in a haunting meeting, a fusion of time and identities, despair and hope.
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'The lively pace of its plot - built around two dancing couples who are destined to meet on some metaphoric dance floor - drives things along towards a surprising conclusion' Chris Moss, TLS.
'Tango dancers, who like to keep their passions under control, will adore this book' Time Out, Book of the Week.
'Almost Shakespearean ... In the guaranteed satisfaction range' Jeff Park, Radio 4's Front Row.
'A passionate story in a passionate city' Heat.
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'Tango dancers, who like to keep their passions under control, will adore this book' Time Out, Book of the Week.
'Almost Shakespearean ... In the guaranteed satisfaction range' Jeff Park, Radio 4's Front Row.
'A passionate story in a passionate city' Heat.
It is the 1920s in Buenos Aires. A young woman is to be married to a sailor much older than herself. Everything seems lost for Natalia, but then she meets Diego, a mysterious young dancer. They dance a tango charged with passion before Diego vanished, knowing that she is lost to him. Natalia's husband is shipwrecked at sea soon after, and presumed dead. Penniless and alone, she is persuaded to become a dancer in a tango hall, to entertain Buenos Aires' seedy underworld. Diego discovers her there and vows to bring her away from this existence, but their reunion has violent and devastating consequences. Many years later, the young lovers' unquenchable longing for each other draws together two strangers in a haunting meeting, a fusion of time and identities. Heart of Tango is a magical tale of love frustrated by circumstances; it flows irresistibly with all the rhythm and sensuality of the dance itself.
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- PublisherMacLehose Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1906694613
- ISBN 13 9781906694616
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages198
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